Eleanor Tan
How many spiky, furry, brownish, four-legged creatures can you think of? Well, it turns out there are a lot of different animals fitting this description scattered all over the world! You can easily confuse the general appearance of a North American porcupine with a lot of different large and smaller rodents. In fact, many other …
Floofmania is happy to tell you that the North American porcupine population overall is healthy and fairly stable. In spite of the changes in their habitats, conflict with human populations, and their low reproductive rate, this quilled rodent proves itself to be a surprisingly hardy creature. Did you know that the earliest fossils of the …
So you have fallen in love with the cuddly but spiky North American porcupine, and you are wondering how to “get your hands on” one. Well.. We hope you have done at least some basic research about this exotic animal so you know what you are getting into. After all, getting a pet, whether your …
Sub-zero temperatures, blizzards, and a poor diet of tree bark and needles – these are some of the harsh conditions the North American porcupine has to endure every winter. This slow-moving, solitary herbivore doesn’t look like it has a lot of tools to survive the months-long extreme cold in its forest habitats. But porcupines truly …
What kind of feet do you think are best suited to a round-bodied, tree-dwelling creature that also travels and forages on the ground? The porcupine has so many unique features and behaviors and their paws and claws are no exception. Join Floofmania to learn more about the quilled rodent’s feet and how these help them …
Aloof, shy, and independent. These are not the usual words you think about when you see the roly-poly porcupine waddling from tree to tree. In the wild, the North American porcupine is prickly around other creatures (even its own kind!) and is extraordinarily self-reliant. Are they the ultimate introverts or loners of the forests? How …
Porcupines are kind of cute with their beady little eyes and chunky bodies. You may think them harmless as long as you don’t provoke them and get in the way of their quills. But do not be deceived by this slow-moving, solitary, nighttime forager of the forests. The North American porcupine causes a few more …
The rare and mysterious red wolf (Canis rufus) is a close cousin of the more popular species of the canine family found in North America – the grey wolf (Canis lupus). We often see footage of these impressive animals traveling many miles a day on land to hunt. But how strong are they when it …
The curious quill pig is one of the biggest rodents in the world. In North America, only the beaver beats it in the ranking of rodents in terms of size and mass. It can weigh roughly the same as a small dog (miniature dachshund) or even up to a medium-sized one (English Cocker Spaniel). Read …