Cute Porcupine Seen on KRV Live-cam 6/22/24
In all my time watching bears, I haven't seen a porcupine! This one moved along the bank and then swam to another one. I didn't realize they swam! Always fun to see other animals, while looking for our beloved bears.
Years past, I've seen their quills in some of the cubs, and am hoping they steer clear this season!
"Porcupines look prickly all over, but the hairs on their head and upper body are soft. The short, lighter quills on their backsides, however, can be a nightmare for unknowing predators.
Each quill is equipped with tiny barbs - when it pierces the skin, it slowly works its way through the body and emerges on the other side.
Porcupines spend much of their time high in trees, eating bark, twigs and buds. Being clumsy climbers, they sometimes fall and poke themselves with their own quills. For this reason, each quill is coated with a natural antibiotic oil."
"Porcupines are Alaska's second-largest rodents (after beavers). They manage to survive harsh winters despite a seemingly poor diet of spruce needles and inner bark from spruce and birch trees."
Katmai National Park & Preserve
Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park is the best place in the world to watch brown bears feasting on salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. Find out the best time to watch live and learn more about Katmai and its brown bears on Explore.org @ goo.gl/fhMmQy
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