It was porcupines, considered pests in timber country because they girdle trees.
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At that point, fishers flip the porcupines over, rip open their stomachs and eat.
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Deer, elk, porcupines and cougars inhabit this forest of Douglas fir and cedar.
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Other common animals include pangolins, porcupines and other rodents, and genets.
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Porcupines are generally nocturnal but are occasionally active during daylight.
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It is abhorrent that a state wildlife agency would promote hunting porcupines.
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He has followed other animals, too, including panthers, porcupines and skunks.
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This group includes mole rats, guinea pigs, capybaras, porcupines and chinchillas.
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Animals such as porcupines and sea urchins grow spines as a self-defense mechanism.
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Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
(porcupines) porcupine ball: meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them from predators. They are indigenous to the Americas, southern Asia, and Africa. Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. ...
Porcupine is the third studio album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. First released on 4 February 1983, it became the band's highest charting release when it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart despite initially receiving poor reviews. ...
Porcupine is the name of three fictional characters in Marvel Comics. Two of them are super-villains.
Any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile, spines or quills (that stand straight up when the animal is attacked or surprised), belonging to one of two taxonomic families: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) and Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
To see a porcupine in your dreams, denotes that you will disapprove any new enterprise and repel new friendships with coldness. For a young woman to dream of a porcupine, portends that she will fear her lover. To see a dead one, signifies your abolishment of ill feelings and possessions.
Black, yellow-tipped hairs and quills, small head, large body.
Is the common name for any members of two families of rodents, Erethizontidae and Hystricidae, characterized by heavy bodies with some areas covered with long, sharp quills or spines (modified hairs). ...