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Prehensile-tailed porcupine sitting in tree
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| Creator | Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer | ||||||||||
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Prehensile-tailed porcupine sitting in tree |
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| Description |
35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Rodentia; Family: Erethizontidae; Genus: Coendou; Genus species: Coendou prehensilis. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 30-60 cm; Weight: up to 5 kg; Identification: The prehensile-tailed porcupine has relatively short spines, yellow to black coloration on its back, a gray belly, and no spines on its tail; Habitat: Forests; Diet: Herbivore: leaves, stems, fruits, blossoms, roots; Reproduction: There is no set breeding season. Gestation lasts 203 days, with only one young being born. Weaning occurs at ten weeks; Behavior: These porcupines are arboreal and nocturnal; Status: No special status; Interesting Facts: The porcupine's prehensile tail has a callused pad at the end, giving the animal a better grip on branches. |
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| Date | 1958-1988 | ||||||||||
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