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- Do Porcupines have lungs?
- How does Porcupine survive?
- How do porcupine shoot quills?
- What are porcupines adaptations?
- What eats a porcupine?
- What is a porcupine baby?
- What are the adaptations of a hedgehog?
- Where does a porcupine sleep?
- How do porcupines work?
- How do porcupines defend themselves?
- Can you eat porcupine?
- What are crocodile adaptations?
- What are porcupines habitat?
- What are the features of a porcupine?
Do Porcupines have lungs?
The right and left bronchi of the porcupine lung has dorsal, lateral, ventral and medial bronchiole systems each. Furthermore, the right lung has a tracheal bronchiole.
How does Porcupine survive?
Adaptation (Structure and Function)
Porcupines are very well adapted for their lives in the woods. They are rodents with long, sharp front teeth that grow throughout their lives. They eat leaves, twigs, buds and even bark. They have sharp claws and can climb trees to feed on the bark and twigs high off the ground.
How do porcupine shoot quills?
The quills usually lie flat against the porcupine's body until they encounter a threat, at which point they “puff up” and erect their quills, swinging their spiny tails until the threat either leaves them alone or gets a sharp whack and a face, hand, or paw full of quills.
What are porcupines adaptations?
Each toe has a strong curved claw this is an adaptation to help the porcupine in his forage for food. Because the porcupine cannot run fast nor appears very intimidating in size or appearance another special adaptation of the porcupine is its quills which are to help the porcupine defend itself from wouldbe predators.
What eats a porcupine?
Fishers are a primary predator of porcupines, but quills have been found embedded in coyotes, cougars, bobcats, foxes, lynxes, bears, wolves and even Great Horned Owls. These predators kill a porcupine by biting its unprotected face or by flipping it over to expose the vulnerable underside.
What is a porcupine baby?
The name for a baby porcupine is a PORCUPETTE.
What are the adaptations of a hedgehog?
The hedgehog's spines are an obvious adaptive trait to repel prey. When a hedgehog is startled, a strong muscle in its back pulls it into a ball, protecting its soft underbelly and pointing its sharp spines up straight. This is a physical adaptation and behavioral adaptation working together to protect themselves.
Where does a porcupine sleep?
Porcupines are primarily nocturnal animals who rest during the day in hollow trees and logs, underground burrows or in crevices found in rocky areas.
How do porcupines work?
Porcupines have soft hair, but on their back, sides, and tail it is usually mixed with sharp quills. These quills typically lie flat until a porcupine is threatened, then leap to attention as a persuasive deterrent. Porcupines cannot shoot them at predators as once thought, but the quills do detach easily when touched.
How do porcupines defend themselves?
The porcupine's body is covered in quills. These quills have very sharp barbs on the ends. If a porcupine feels threatened it will raise its quills in a defensive posture. The quills will penetrate the skin of the attacker and the barbs will hold the quill in the attacker's skin.
Can you eat porcupine?
At home, you can cook porcupine much like you would venison or small game. It's versatile and delicious. Regardless of whether you're in a survival situation, you'll want to eat everything, especially the organs and brain.
What are crocodile adaptations?
Crocodilians can move about on land - with surprising speed, particularly when alarmed or angry - but their bodies are mainly adapted for a life in water. The nostrils, eyes and ears lie along the top of the head so that the animal can hear, see, smell and breathe when the rest of the body is submerged.
What are porcupines habitat?
North American porcupines are native to the coniferous and mixed-forest habitats of Canada, the northeastern and western regions of the United States and northern Mexico. Besides forests, porcupines can also be found in grasslands, desert shrub communities and even tundra.
What are the features of a porcupine?
It has black to brownish-yellow fur and strong, short legs. It has hairless soles on its feet that help it climb trees. It has a round body, small ears and a small head. The most recognizable feature of the porcupine is its quills.
