Porcupine images - Joel Sartore

Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) juvenile named 'Piglet' at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Helping were Geralyn and Gen Anderson, the curator of birds and mammals.

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Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) juvenile named ‘Piglet’ at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Helping were Geralyn and Gen Anderson, the curator of birds and mammals.

A juvenile prehensile-tailed porcupine named "Piglet" (Coendou prehensilis) at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A juvenile prehensile-tailed porcupine named “Piglet” (Coendou prehensilis) at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine, Florida.

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An Andean porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Brazilian porcupine (Coendou quichua) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Picture of a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus) named Simon in the Kids ZooU section of the Philadelphia Zoo.

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A Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus) named Simon in the Kids ZooU section of the Philadelphia Zoo.

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A Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus) named Simon in the Kids ZooU section of the Philadelphia Zoo.

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A Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus) named Simon in the Kids ZooU section of the Philadelphia Zoo.

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A long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) at Night Safari, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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A long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) at Night Safari, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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A long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) at Night Safari, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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A long-tailed porcupine (Trichys fasciculata) at Night Safari, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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A Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Picture of an albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed. She was brought to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, where she was cared for and rehabilitated.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.

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An albino porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) named Halsey at the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Louisville, NE. Halsey was named after the town where she was hit by a car and nearly killed.