Animals: Porcupines
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| Animals: Porcupines |
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Description:
| These sites are about porcupines, their habitats, diet, and behaviors. Learn about the many different types of porcupines and where they are found. There is an audio file, video, quiz, fast facts, and many pictures. |
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Grade Level:
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| North American Porcupine
Learn facts about the North American Porcupine on this web page, including its physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior. Click any of the pictures for a larger view.
Porcupine Quick Facts
Here is a description of porcupines along with quick facts and photographs.
Porcupines
This site for younger students has lots of information about porcupines.
San Diego Zoo: Porcupines
Did you know that there are 23 different species of porcupines? Get the facts about their range, habitats, life cycle, diet, and more with this animal profile. Includes a slideshow, science project, and craft idea.
Porcupine Tracks
Here are pictures and plaster casts of porcupine tracks. NOTE: This site links to an online store.
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts
This page has fast facts about North American porcupines, including a map of its range and an illustration of porcupine anatomy.
National Geographic: Porcupine Profile
Here are pictures, information, and a printable factsheet. Listen to an audio file of a porcupine grunting. NOTE: This site contains ads.
National Geographic: Lion versus Porcupine
See how effective a porcupine's quills are as a defense. This short video shows a confrontation between an African Porcupine and a pride of lions. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Enchanted Learning: North American Porcupine
Here is a porcupine printout and a short article about them. NOTE: This site includes Google ads.
Porcupine Quillwork
Learn all about Native American uses for porcupine quills and see many examples of quill embroidery on this informative site.
Porcupine Quiz
How much do you know about North American Porcupines? Take this short quiz to find out, with the answers being seen at the bottom of the page. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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AL Standards:
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2, 5.1, 6.2
AR Standards:
LS.2.1.1, LS.2.1.2, LS.2.2.1.a, LS.2.2.2, LS.2.3.1, LS.4.4.1
DE Standards:
1.1.30, 1.1.32, 1.1.33, 1.1.34, 1.1.35, 1.1.36, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.2.1, 7.2.1, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 1.1.22, 1.1.30, 6.2.2, 1.1.19, 6.2.1, 1.1.32, 6.1.3, 1.1.28, 1.1.30, 7.1.1
IL Standards:
12.4.04, 12.4.09, 12.4.10
ME Standards:
E2.a, E2.b, E1.d
MO Standards:
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NV Standards:
L.2.A.2, L.2.C.1, L.2.C.2, L.2.D.1, L.5.B.1, L.5.C.5, L.5.D.1
OK Standards:
C.2.1, C.2.1, C.2.1, C.2.2, C.2.3, C.3.2, C.3.3
UT Standards:
V.2.a, V.2.b, V.3.b, V.2.b, V.2.c, V.2.d
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