The fisher is a house cat-sized weasel native to the northern USA and Canada. Like other weasels, they are fierce hunters and are one of the few regular predators of the North American porcupine, which they kill by repeated bites to the face before carefully flipping them over to avoid the quills.
The North American porcupine is the only native North American mammal with antibiotics in its skin. This adaptation prevents infections in case the porcupine falls to the ground and gets jabbed by its own quills. Porcupines often climb high up in trees to reach succulent buds on the ends of twigs. v.redd.it/ri6g37uoh9981
TIL: The Great American Interchange happened 2.7 million years ago when the Isthmus of Panama arose and connected N. & S. America. Horses, cougars & bears migrated south. Armadillos, opossums & porcupines etc moved north* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gre…
North American Porcupines have quills that have a topical antibiotic on them, so when they accidentally quill themselves, it won't cause infection.
An adult North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. gfycat.com/pastonlyindigo…
Baby Sylvie, the North American porcupine :) v.redd.it/mydl0srxgx571
An adult North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. gfycat.com/pastonlyindigo…
Don't venture into the Canadian Biome unprepared, lest you encounter the North American Mountain Porcupine...
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) adlayasanimals.wordpress.…
Whomever put together this display used a pic of an African porcupine species, not a North American porcupine. A case of the wrong rodent.
An adult North American porcupine has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. The quills are hollow and used primarily for defense, but also serve to insulate their bodies during winter.
An adult North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. The quills are hollow and used primarily for defense, but also serve to insulate their bodies during winter. They cannot throw their quills.
TIL that porcupines are the only North American mammal with antibiotics naturally on their skin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor…
Fellow North Americans - why do you find cuisines/meats from other countries weird when bear/ground hog/mountain lion/squirrel/porcupine/frog legs etc are eaten in both the United States and Canada?
An adult North American porcupine has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. The quills are hollow and used primarily for defense, but also serve to insulate their bodies during winter.
North American porcupine in Forillon National Park.
A North American porcupine has 30,000 quills but only one very cute face.
The North American Porcupine has antibiotics in its skin to prevent infection if it accidentally sticks itself with a quill. They often have such accidents when they fall out of trees. It seems tender buds on the end of branches are too tempting for this herbivore to resist.
An adult North American porcupine has a radio tracker
An adult North American porcupine has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. The quills are hollow and used primarily for defense, but also serve to insulate their bodies during winter.
Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines live in the South American forests of Venezuela, Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are also excellent climbers and spend the majority of their time in trees. Their ranges vary from 20 to 94 acres. They are herbivores that eat leaves, flowers, and roots.
The North American Porcupine is a very vocal animal and has a wide-variety of calls including moans, grunts, coughs, wails, whines, shrieks and tooth clicking. youtu.be/cILZ_cB3_so
Prince Quilliam, the North American Porcupine my girlfriend trains at the zoo. imgur.com/ZL5HM0O
This shy guy is is a North American porcupine who makes his home in Alaska.
TIL North American porcupines have antibiotics in their skin. This helps prevent infections if they injure themselves with their own quills. They are the only mammal native to North America to have thus adaptation. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.…
North American Porcupine hanging out on a hot day exposing his belly. [1024 x 952] [OC] flickr.com/photos/parfeni…
North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum [OC] [2576 x 1932]
An adult North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) has about 30,000 quills that cover almost all of its body. The quills are hollow and used primarily for defense, but also serve to insulate their bodies during winter. They cannot throw their quills. (/r/Awwducational)
The North American porcupine is the second largest rodent in North America. An individual porcupine may have 30,000 quills!
North American Porcupine in a tree near Steamboat Springs, CO - (OC) - [596x745]
TIL The porcupine is the only native North American mammal with antibiotics in its skin. Those antibiotics prevent infection when a porcupine falls out of a tree and is stuck with its own quills - todayilearned reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Baby North American Porcupine. Nature knows how to mess with your head
[Animal] North American Porcupine in a tree near Steamboat Springs, CO - (OC) - [596x745]
[r/Awwducational] Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines live in the South American forests of Venezuela, Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are also excellent climbers and spend the majority of their time in trees. Their ranges vary from 20 to 94 acres. They are herbivores that eat leaves, ... reddit.com/r/Awwducationa…
