Porcupine

							 Porcupine

        By:
Gabrielle McCargar
 November 2007
           Life Cycle
 Mate in late summer and early fall
 One baby in spring

 Baby porcupine can walk in several
  days
 It forages food in a couple of days

 Can reach to 18 years old
         Habitat/Shelter
   Western United States
   Canada
   Arctic tundra
   Alaska
   Desert
   Grassy shores
   Tunnels underground
   Caves
   Decaying logs
   Hollow trees
                   Diet
   Roots
   Leaves
   Bark
   Evergreen needles
   Berries
   Nuts
   Gnaw bones and antlers
   Tool handles
   Green vegetation
              Adaptations
   Small head, small ears
   Short legs, stocky body
   Good swimmer-hollow quills to help float
   Strong, sharply curved claws
   Slaps its enemy with tail
   3 feet, 20 pounds
   Grows hair and quills together
   30,000 quills-new quills to replace old ones
   Climbs trees
   Stays in den during bad weather
    Fun & Unusual Facts
 Cousin beaver
 It is a rodent

 Can’t shoot quills at enemies

 Don’t make houses where porcupines
  live
          Works Cited
NatureWorks http://nbptv.org
Porcupine by Stone
Student Discovery Science