Porcupines : the animal answer guide / Uldis Roze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roze, Uldis, 1938-

Series:

Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist

The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Porcupines.

Porcupines--Miscellanea.

Medical Subjects:

Porcupines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Roze highlights the conservation issues that surround some porcupine species, such as the thin-spine porcupine of Brazil, which is so rare that it was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the 1980s.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introducing Porcupines; What is a porcupine?; How many kinds of porcupines are there?; Who's who among the Old World porcupines?; Who's who among the New World porcupines?; Why are porcupines important?; Why should people care about porcupines?; What is the current classification of porcupines?; What characterizes the major groups of porcupines?; When did porcupines evolve?; Why is the North American porcupine successful?; 2 Form and Function of Porcupines; What are the largest and smallest living porcupines?; Can porcupines see color?

Can porcupines swim?Can porcupines burrow?; What senses are best developed in porcupines?; How do porcupines use their tails?; How many quills does a porcupine have?; Do quills provide good winter insulation?; Does a porcupine throw its quills?; What happens when a quill strikes a predator?; How does a porcupine minimize self-quilling?; How long does it take to replace a lost quill?; How did porcupine quills evolve?; Why are a porcupine's front teeth orange?; Do porcupines have scent glands?; How long does it take for a porcupine to digest a meal?; Do porcupines suffer from old-age diseases?

3 Porcupine ColorsWhat color are porcupine quills?; Is there a reason for coat color patterns in porcupines?; Do porcupine colors change with age?; How does fur color indicate that a female porcupine is lactating?; Are albino porcupines found in nature?; Why do porcupines glow under a black light?; 4 Porcupine Behavior; Are porcupines social?; Do porcupines fight?; Do porcupines bite?; Do porcupines play?; How smart are porcupines?; How do porcupines communicate?; Do porcupines hibernate?; How fast can porcupines run?; How do porcupines climb trees?; Do porcupines fall out of trees?

How can I tell whether a tree is being used as food source by a porcupine?5 Porcupine Ecology; Which geographic regions have the most porcupine species?; Do porcupines migrate?; Can several porcupine species live together in the same area?; Are there porcupines in the desert?; How do porcupines survive the winter?; Do porcupines get sick?; How can you tell if a porcupine is sick?; Are porcupines good for the environment?; What are the important porcupine predators?; What possible mutualists live with porcupines?; Do porcupines compete for food with other vertebrate herbivores?

Do porcupines undergo population cycles?6 Reproduction and Development; How do porcupines reproduce?; Do porcupines always reproduce in the same season?; How is a male porcupine distinguished from a female?; How long are porcupines pregnant?; How is a baby porcupine born?; How many babies do porcupines have?; What is a baby porcupine called?; Do porcupines care for their young?; How long do female porcupines nurse their young?; How fast do porcupines grow?; How can you tell the age of a porcupine?; At what age do porcupines start breeding?; Do female porcupines go through menopause?

How long do porcupines live?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4214-0759-0

OCLC:

923195439