Fun Facts
An animal salt lick.
- The name porcupine come from Middle French porc d' epine, meaning spined pig, hence the name "quill pig" for the rodent.
Salt licks are placed nearby roads and other areas so porcupines eat those instead of peoples' properties.
In ancient times, people believed porcupines threw their quills at an enemy.
Porcupines have become a pest in Kenya, and now are eaten as a delicious meal.:(
Links
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/porcupines.html
http://www.dsc.discovery.com/videos/man-vs-wild-digging-for-porcupines.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/cats/porcupine_lion.html
http://www.dsc.discovery.com/videos/man-vs-wild-digging-for-porcupines.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/cats/porcupine_lion.html
Bibliography
Alderton, David. Rodents of the World. London: Blandford, 1996, pp. 100, 178-179.
North American Porcupine. 2002-2010. National Science Foundation. 13 May 2010
URL: http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Erethizon_dorsatum/
Walters, Martin. Wildlife Factfinder. Great Bardfield: Miles Kelly Publishing, 1999, p. 119
North American Porcupine. 2002-2010. National Science Foundation. 13 May 2010
URL: http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Erethizon_dorsatum/
Walters, Martin. Wildlife Factfinder. Great Bardfield: Miles Kelly Publishing, 1999, p. 119
