{"id":1731,"date":"2022-06-08T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2022-06-08T09:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:07:39","slug":"porcupine-quills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/omg_animals\/porcupine-quills\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Champions of the World!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the spikiest animal you know? You could say hedgehog, pufferfish, echidna, even a sea urchin, but nothing compares to the North American porcupine! With over <strong>30,000 quills<\/strong>, these porcupines are the spike champions of the world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11085 aligncenter\" title=\"porcupine\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/porcupine.jpeg\" alt=\"porcupine\" width=\"575\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/porcupine.jpeg 639w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/porcupine-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/porcupine-405x420.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/porcupine-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These quills give the porcupine superb protection against predators. They come off easily and have barbs that hook on skin and fur. 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