PORCUPINES

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Herbivorous rodent with long, pointed quills that can be erected by the muscles of the skin.	Don't approch a porcupine too closely - it can throw its quills.
There are two general groups of porcupines: the Eurasian porcupines, which range through the forests of southern Europe and Asia, Africa, and Indonesia; and the American porcupines, different species of which inhabit North, Central, and South America.

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