. The world of animal life. Zoology. THE PORCUPINE 169 These quills vary considerably in length. Those upon the back sometimes measure as much as fifteen or sixteen inches, but are not so formidable as the shorter and straighter spines which grow among them. At the tip of the tail are about twenty short, flattened spines. These, of course, are useless as weapons,. Porcupine but can be clattered together with a loud and peculiar noise, which proves very alarmii'ig to horses and other animals. The head, shoulders, limbs, and under parts of the body are CuOthed only with short spines, intermixed
. The world of animal life. Zoology. THE PORCUPINE 169 These quills vary considerably in length. Those upon the back sometimes measure as much as fifteen or sixteen inches, but are not so formidable as the shorter and straighter spines which grow among them. At the tip of the tail are about twenty short, flattened spines. These, of course, are useless as weapons,. Porcupine but can be clattered together with a loud and peculiar noise, which proves very alarmii'ig to horses and other animals. The head, shoulders, limbs, and under parts of the body are CuOthed only with short spines, intermixed with stiff, bristle-like hairs. Upon the neck is a crest of long, curved bristles, from twelve to fifteen inches in length. During the daytime the porcupine conceals itself in a crevice among the rocks, or in a burrow which it has dug with its sharp, strong claws. Its food is entirely of a vegetable character, and principally consists of herbage, fruit, roots, and the bark of various trees and shrubs. It is said that the animal is never known to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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