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Moving safely

Raise the quills.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Southern African Porcupine animal lesson image on AnimalDex

Southern African Porcupine

Species principle: Defense

Raise the quills.

When protection is built into you, you can move without asking permission.

Southern African Porcupines are nocturnal rodents with long defensive quills. When threatened, they raise and rattle quills, back toward danger, and make themselves difficult to attack.

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