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South African porcupine skull
$235.00
Description
Weight: 103g
Dimensions: 12.9 x 7.1 x 8.4cm
The South African or cape porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis, are among the largest rodents in the world growing to around a metre long and weighing up to 30kg.
Starting around a third of the way down their body their large sharp spines cover their hindquarters and legs, when threatened they use these spines to defend themselves either by backing into the predator or wedging themselves into a hole with only their spines protruding.