Porcupine is an unusual animal, whose body is literally spiked with long needles. Many people have seen it only in book pictures or in a zoo. The porcupine seems morose and dangerous. Is it really?
Porcupines belong to the family of mammals, belong to the detachment of rodents. The length of the adult body is 38 to 90 cm, the length of the tail can reach 25 cm. The back and sides of the animal are covered with needles. It has a mottled color due to the alternating dark and white bands on the needles. In total, there are 13 species of porcupines. Porcupines live in Europe, Africa, India and South America, as well as in the United States and Canada. Porcupines can be found in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.