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Hairy Porcupine Rodent - GUILL PIG Old Postcard Animals

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series No: B 30
Background: Porcupines are rodents with sharp spines that defend them from predators. Porcupines are the 3rd largest rodent, after the capybara, and beaver. The name "porcupine" comes from Middle French porc d'épine "thorny pork", hence the nickname "quill pig".

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