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Old World porcupine

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The porcupine is a large animal.

Hystricidae distribution map.svg
Hystricidae distribution map.svg
It has many sharp spines. These spines cover its body. It eats fruit and roots. The spines help keep it safe. Do you like to look at animals?

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File:Hystricidae distribution map.svg
Hystricidae distribution map.svg
File:Relief of porcupine in an Egyptian desert, detail of a wall fragment from the grave of Penhenuka at Saqqara, Egypt, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, c. 2500 BCE. Neues Museum.jpg
Relief of porcupine in an Egyptian...
File:Porcupine bushmeat in Cameroon.jpg
Porcupine bushmeat in Cameroon.jpg
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