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Nature is Awesome - 30 pounds of 'thorn pig'

Jim McLane
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Porcupines live in mainland forests and thickets in Canada. These rodents are mainly nocturnal. The word porcupine means ‘thorn pig’. A mature porcupine weighs in at about 30 pounds.Photo and text by Jim McLane