Porcupine ($100-$500)(Erethizon dorsatum)Weight: 9 kg Length: 77 cm

Porcupines are the second-largest rodent in North America (beavers are the largest). They are solitary creatures, most active at night. You may see them in the wooded areas of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. In the summer, they make a meal of shrubs and leaves, while in the winter they will strip bark from trees to get at the sugary layer underneath.

The 30,000 quills covering all but the porcupine’s face and belly are a wonderful defensive adaptation from would-be predators such as coyotes and cougars.

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