Other editions of book Porcupines

Introduces the different types of porcupine, including how they defend themselves, where they live, how they find their food, their enemies, and how they take care of their young.

Porcupines are rodents that are covered in sharp, needle-like spines. This book introduces readers to these prickly animals, and describes their diet and the different habitats in which they are found, Photographs illustrate the porcupine’s unusual body and help to explain how the spines are used to fend off predators.