North American Porcupine Brain Replica

North American porcupine brain replica measures 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.1 inches. The Erethizon dorsatum brain is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen. 1.1 scale. Made in USA. The North American porcupine lives in North America and upper Mexico forests and urban areas. The North American porcupine is an herbivore. It eats leaves, herbs, twigs, and green plants such as clover. In the winter, it may eat bark. It often climbs trees to find food. Its stout, slow, lumbering form and is spiny coat distinguish the North American porcupine. Their dark brown to black coat has dorsal guard hairs and spines that contain yellow bands. Spines called quills extend from their head to the tail. A black line marks the middle of the tail and lower back. White fringes the quills on the black area. Because porcupines are nocturnal, the white on black markings stand out. These marks alert their color blind nocturnal predators of the danger they present. The North American porcupines are the only native North American mammal with antibiotics in its skin. Antibiotics prevent infection when a porcupine falls out of a tree. They have a very strong pungent odor which can increase when agitated. When threatened, and adult porcupine can bristle its quills, this action displays a white stripe down its back. The animal also uses its teeth to make a warning, cracking sound. They swing their tail or back into the enemy to push the needles into the predator’s flesh. Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae Subfamily: Erethizontinae Genus: Erethizon Species: E. dorsatum Binomial name: Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.1) Poke, the North American porcupine brain replica, is going frog hunting today for their annual frog leg dinner. Northy, the North American beaver skull replica, has already speared six frogs. They are huge and his mouth is already watering just thinking about how yummy they are going to be. Ripley, the fisher martes male skull replica, is at home setting up for the dinner. He has his deep-fryer set up with his secret recipe of Cajun frog legs. He soaks the legs in buttermilk and then dips them in Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning. Pokey, the North American porcupine skull replica, is using one of his very sharp quills to pierce the frogs he catches.