1) The Cape porcupine, scientifically known as the ‘Hystrix africaeaustralis’, grows up to 1 meter long and weighs between 10 to 24kg in weight. This species is the world’s largest porcupine ...

Porcupines are natives of South America. They live off leaves, tree bark and pine nuts in the wild. An adult animal is about 50 cm long (20 inches,) not counting the tail, and weighs from 4.5 to ...