Hello! Who are you?
I'm a porcupine.
Porcupines are large rodents.
Rodents have sharp front teeth.
Where do you live?
Porcupines live all over the world.
Some like forests or caves.
We live in snowbanks and the desert too.
What do you eat?
Many porcupines like bark.
We bite it with our big teeth.
We also like grass and fruit.
You have needles on your fur!
Those are my quills.
They are very sharp!
Why do you have quills?
Our quills protect us.
They lie flat unless an enemy comes near.
Then our quills pop up!
What do the quills do then?
They can stick into enemies' skin.
They are very hard to get out.
And they hurt!
Can you climb trees?
Many porcupines are good climbers.
But others stay on the ground.
I see some grass.
It's time to eat.
See you later, Porcupine!