Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fun porcupine facts: 1) A family of porcupines is called a prickle. 2) The Latin translation of porcupine is “porcus,” meaning pig, and “spina,” meaning thorn. 3) Porcupine quills may be as dense as 150 quills per square inch.

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