Erethizon dorsatum  (Porcupine)

© Ian Gardiner (Photo ID #13942)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Hussar, Alberta
Photographer	Ian Gardiner
Habitat	Grassland
Photo Date
Upload Date	June 12, 2011
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Photo ID #	13942
Comments	Tip of quill showing overlapping scales, the points of which act as barbs when immersed in flesh - making removal both painful and difficult. Roadkill. Collected 15 May 2011.