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Cub porcupine from the zoo woodland Park
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Zoo woodland Park (Woodland Park Zoo), Seattle (Washington) is pleased to announce that they have April 4 at the birth of baby North American porcupine, or porcupine.
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This cub is a female born to a three-year old porcupine Oliver and Molly (Molly and Oliver), who became parents for the second time, said a wildlife Park.
Porcupine, or North American porcupine or iglehart (lat. Erethizon dorsatum) is a rodent from the family of the American porcupines, the only representative of the genus North American porcupines. It is the second largest rodent in North America after the beaver. Its body length 60-90 cm, and a weight of about 5-14 lbs.
Twenty million three hundred forty four thousand nine hundred seventy seven
Porcupin widely distributed in the forest zones of North America, from Alaska to Northern Mexico. Porcupine occur in different landscapes, but prefers coniferous and aspen forests. North American porcupines can live in the trees and on the ground, climbing trees only in search of food.
Fourteen million one hundred forty three thousand five hundred one
The time porcupines on earth, depending on the number of predators and density of edible vegetation in the area. These rodents eat all kinds of plant food, happy to eat acorns, nuts, apples, young grass and leaves, and the bark of trees. Lead single, Nona lifestyle. In about very rarely, mainly in winter.
Eight million seven hundred ninety nine thousand seven hundred thirty
Mating season in North American porcupines takes place in October-November. Males porcupines mate in turn with several females. After 210 days of gestation (April-June) female, one is born well developed and seeing the cub, which weight is about 400-500 grams.
Newborn from the first day follows his mother, showing all the typical defensive reactions. It is worth noting that the pup is born with soft spines, but after a couple hours they completely harden and are already a formidable weapon. Fully independent baby becomes five months.
Sixty six million nine hundred forty one thousand two hundred sixty four
Sexual maturity males reach at 29 months, and females at the 25th month. In the wild, North American porcupines live approximately 6-7 years, but in captivity can live to 18! In nature such a short life due to the rapid grinding of the teeth and the presence of predators.
Source: zoopicture.ru
Seventy two million nine hundred eighty two thousand nine hundred thirty five
This cub is a female born to a three-year old porcupine Oliver and Molly (Molly and Oliver), who became parents for the second time, said a wildlife Park.
Porcupine, or North American porcupine or iglehart (lat. Erethizon dorsatum) is a rodent from the family of the American porcupines, the only representative of the genus North American porcupines. It is the second largest rodent in North America after the beaver. Its body length 60-90 cm, and a weight of about 5-14 lbs.
Twenty million three hundred forty four thousand nine hundred seventy seven
Porcupin widely distributed in the forest zones of North America, from Alaska to Northern Mexico. Porcupine occur in different landscapes, but prefers coniferous and aspen forests. North American porcupines can live in the trees and on the ground, climbing trees only in search of food.
Fourteen million one hundred forty three thousand five hundred one
The time porcupines on earth, depending on the number of predators and density of edible vegetation in the area. These rodents eat all kinds of plant food, happy to eat acorns, nuts, apples, young grass and leaves, and the bark of trees. Lead single, Nona lifestyle. In about very rarely, mainly in winter.
Eight million seven hundred ninety nine thousand seven hundred thirty
Mating season in North American porcupines takes place in October-November. Males porcupines mate in turn with several females. After 210 days of gestation (April-June) female, one is born well developed and seeing the cub, which weight is about 400-500 grams.
Newborn from the first day follows his mother, showing all the typical defensive reactions. It is worth noting that the pup is born with soft spines, but after a couple hours they completely harden and are already a formidable weapon. Fully independent baby becomes five months.
Sixty six million nine hundred forty one thousand two hundred sixty four
Sexual maturity males reach at 29 months, and females at the 25th month. In the wild, North American porcupines live approximately 6-7 years, but in captivity can live to 18! In nature such a short life due to the rapid grinding of the teeth and the presence of predators.
Source: zoopicture.ru
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