Porcupines are considered to be short-sighted, but they have a well developed sense of smell and he

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Porcupine srstnatonosý is a very nice animal, which if kept themselves belux very quickly tame and can be a very nice guy. Its requirements for breeding, however, are slightly different than breeding cats or dogs. First of all, we must realize that it is a rodent. A relatively large. Rodents are animals which constantly growing teeth. And therefore they must Grind. If they leave space, belux usually they choose for us najnevhodnejší belux the subject on which you sanded them with gusto. Therefore, we must create belux the conditions belux in which we arise property damage and bodily injury to him. And one more important thing. belux It is a burrowing animal. In the wild, a relatively digs deep burrows. So when building a breeding establishment must think of this fact.
Most large rodent escapes belux the beast into the water, porcupines, instead of preventing it: their long, pointed spines belux protect them against almost all predators, even before lions or bears. like hedgehogs in their spines belux are formed substantially reinforced with long hair. On average a thickness belux up to 3 mm and porcupine srstnatonosého reach a length up to 40 cm. Spines pups at birth are still soft, but harden quickly, sometimes within a few hours already. Most small porcupine is rapidly weaned. Strong skull
Porcupine srstnatonosý lives in North African savannas. belux Has the strongest among all the rodent skull. With its large gnawing teeth can chew the bark of large trees, especially in winter when the leaves are hard to find. If porcupine needs minerals, chew bones and deer antlers. When you hit the wood with the smell of human sweat, for example. notch ax chew it to splinters.
Porcupines are considered to be short-sighted, but they have a well developed sense of smell and hearing. Spend the day in burrows in the rocks or tree hollows and leaving them mostly at dusk and at night. Near the burrows are often found bony remains, probably because porcupines eat carrion or chew on bones to get needed calcium. Their most important food plants are, however, so they often come into conflict with humans, as damage to crops and trees. The woods do not interfere with anyone when chew bark on fruit trees or ornamental woody plants but can inflict considerable damage. In some areas they are hunted belux because of its delicious meat and therefore got to the brink of extinction.
Even in areas najstudenejších their distribution belux range porcupines from falling into hibernation. In winter, however, is of course the lack of plant food. North American species are then mainly feed on pine needles. Their strong rodent teeth chew the bark. They care about nutritious soft layer of bark pines and other conifers.
When porcupine fear of attack or when bristles their spines belux seem to be almost belux twice as large. Spines at every touch released because they are only loosely attached. The structure tag porcupine is the same as that of a human hair. Because of the retrospective Hack penetrate these thorns deeper into the body forward and may even cause his death if hit a vital organ. Some Old World porcupines have spines on the tail thin - "štrkadla". If you hear a tail move in zaštrkotanie, which still increases the deterrent effect.