DID YOU KNOW?
Copious Quills: A typical adult porcupine has over 30,000 quills covering its body. The quills are actually modified hairs coated in thick plates of keratin.
Plenty of Porcupines: There are 27 species of porcupine, ranging in size from the 2.2-pound Rothschild's porcupine of South America to the 44-pound crested porcupine of northern Africa.
New and Old: Like monkeys, porcupines are divided into "New World" species and "Old World" species.
