Gerrit Vyn / Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) on tundra. North Slope, Alaska, USA. September.

Steven Kazlowski / North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) pup feeds on Alaskan high brush cranberries in the foothills of the Takshanuk Mountains, South-East Alaska, USA

Rod Williams / North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). Captive. Endemic to North America. Captive. UK, May.

Tim Fitzharris / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) eating an apple, North America

Konrad Wothe / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), North America

Tim Fitzharris / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) portrait, Montana

Gerry Ellis / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) climbing tree, North America

Tim Fitzharris / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) feeding on fruit, Montana

Matthias Breiter / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) in willow tree near the Denali highway, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) feeding on Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) in spring, Alaska

Michael Quinton / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) sitting in a tree in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Michael Quinton / Common Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) feeding on Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) in spring, Alaska