[DOC] [TLE] Rodents - ScienceFlix | Scholastic [PAR] Consequently, the incisors can operate freely, and food can be easily ... Some 
species of rodents undergo regular fluctuations in their numbers. ... tips of its ears
, it has a body length averaging about 8 inches (20 centimeters), .... The largest is 
the African crested porcupine, which measures nearly 3 feet (1 meter) in length. [DOC] [TLE] Cape porcupine - Wikipedia [PAR] The Cape porcupine or South African porcupine, (Hystrix africaeaustralis), is a 
species of Old ... Cape porcupines are the largest rodents in southern Africa and 
also the ... larger than, their close relatives, the crested porcupines, and can most 
easily ... The feet have five clawed toes, although the first toes on the forefeet are
... [DOC] [TLE] Cape Porcupine | The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore [PAR] Where I live Cape porcupines, also called South African porcupines, are 
common ... They are highly adaptable and can survive just about anywhere that 
... is the largest porcupine in the world, alongside the nearly identical African 
crested porcupine. Both species have long, white, stiletto-like quills running the 
length of their... [DOC] [TLE] The Point of Porcupines  ZOONOOZ [PAR] An individual porcupine can have over 30,000 quills! ... In contrast, New World 
porcupines are a bit smaller and their quills, some at a pokey ... If the predator 
does not retreat, the porcupine emits a smelly odor, chatters its teeth, and stamps 
its rear feet. ... As the world's largest porcupine, the mighty African crested 
porcupine... [DOC] [TLE] Old World Porcupines: Hystricidae - Dictionary definition of Old ... [PAR] INDIAN CRESTED PORCUPINE (Hystrix indica): SPECIES ACCOUNTS ... 
Hystrix alone among the porcupines has chambers in its skull that can be inflated
, ... hook on the end) quills that can reach up to 7.9 inches (20 centimeters) in 
length. .... Physical characteristics: The South African porcupine is the biggest 
rodent in its... [DOC] [TLE] Porcupines, Porcupine Pictures, Porcupine Facts - National ... [PAR] The porcupine is the prickliest of rodents, though its Latin name means "quill pig. 
... Some quills, like those of Africa's crested porcupine, are nearly a foot (30 ... 
only species that lives in the U.S. and Canada, and is the largest of all 
porcupines. ... is doing to save animals all over the world, and learn what you can 
do to help. [DOC] [TLE] Facts About Porcupines - Live Science [PAR] Sep 30, 2016 ... Porcupines are large, slow-moving rodents with sharp quills on their ... The North 
American porcupine is the only species found in the ... Some quills can get up to 
a foot (30 centimeters) long, like those on ... The largest porcupine is the North 
African crested porcupine. ... The length of quills varies by type. [DOC] [TLE] Porcupine Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia [PAR] The porcupine is a large, round, slow-moving rodent with a spectacular means of 
defense. ... The porcupine cannot throw it's quills, but if a predator makes contact, 
the ... issue, porcupines will chatter their teeth, stamp their feet and rattle their 
quills ... to the largest porcupine species, the African cape porcupine, which can 
be... [DOC] [TLE] h2g2 - Colours of Wildlife: Cape Porcupine [PAR] Jul 14, 2014 ... I'm fascinated by wild things from all over the world! I mainly ... It is a big, stocky, 
powerful rodent, indeed the largest rodent in Africa. ... The bristles reach a length 
of 50 cm/20", and the quills can reach 30 cm/12". The porcupine also has special 
short quills in its tail, that are hollow and attached by thin stalks. [DOC] [TLE] 2011 SeaWorld San Diego Animal Connections Fact Sheet [PAR] What is the largest rodent in the world and looks like a mutant guinea pig? ... 
species can measure from 5 to 10 feet in length and weigh up to 25 pounds. ... 
quills on its shoulders rise up to form a crest, which is where it gets its common 
name.

Question: The crested species of this is Africa's largest rodent; its quills can reach over a foot in length
Answer: a porcupine