North American Porcupine
(Erethizon dorsatum)
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![Photo of a North American Porcupine](/static/species/speciesinfo/northamericanporcupine/images/northamericanporcupine_barbs_high_magnification.jpg)
Electron micrograph of porcupine quill tip highly magnified.