Adult and young Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) looking at each other on a log in the meadow.

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Adult and young Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) looking at each other on a log in the meadow. A porcupine may have as many as 30,000 quills. The quills are hairs with barbed tips on the ends. The porcupine uses its quills for defense. These are captive animals. Bozeman, Montana, USA

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Size: 8550px × 5700px
Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Janet Horton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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