Porcupine
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PORCUPINE By Sydney and Bayleigh
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Porcupine . By S ydney and Bayleigh. What it looks like. It has quills all over its body. It also has brown fur also has short strong legs. Has hair legs soles on the feet for climbing trees. A porcupine has many quills such as 30,000. The shortest quills are on the cheeks. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PORCUPINE By Sydney and Bayleigh
It has quills all over its body.
It also has brown fur also has short strong legs.
Has hair legs soles on the feet for climbing trees.
A porcupine has many quills such as 30,000.
The shortest quills are on the cheeks.
The longest quills are on the back.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
A porcupine can be 1m long.
It can weight up to 11kg. It is the second largest rodent.
SIZE
It has a coarse, long, brown overcoat. Porcupines have a coat of quills they come up when they are scared.
BODY COVERING/COLOR
There special body parts are there quills and claws.
SPECIAL BODY PART
It breaths through its nose.
HOW IT BREATHS
it moves with its front and back feet.
HOW IT MOVES
It eats tree bark, leaves, twigs, and plants.
FOOD/WHAT IT EATS
They lay down when sleeping .
They sit up when resting.
REST/SLEEP
It spends a lot of time in the trees.
They also live alone sometimes. They sometimes share a den.
HABITAT HOME
They do not hibernate in winter. They are very active at night time in the winter.
WHAT DOES IT DO IN THE WINTER
Porcupines mate in late summer and early fall. Seven months mating the female gives birth to a single baby.
FAMILY LIFE
BIBLIOGRAPHYhttp://www.photographyblogger.net/14-great-pictures-of-
porcupines/
