Happy #WorldPorcupineDay! Porcupines are rodents with over 30 species across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. They’re herbivores, mostly nocturnal, and known for their iconic quills used for defense, not offense. #PorcupineDay #WildlifeScience
The celebrations aren't over - we have a bonus porcupine!
This woodcut of a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine can be found in the book 'Historia naturae, maxime peregrinae' by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, published in 1635.
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Cropped image from a book showing a colour illustration of a porcupine in side profile, standing on a patch of grass. It has a stout body, short legs, and black fur, as well as a coat of sharp spines or quills.
Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the porcupines!
To celebrate World Porcupine Day, here is an illustration of a porcupine from the book 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc.
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