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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Rodentia
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gptkbp:activities
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nocturnal
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gptkbp:adaptation
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climbing ability
dietary flexibility
quill structure
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gptkbp:age
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kits
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gptkbp:behavior
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climbing
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gptkbp:canEstablish
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about 3 months
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gptkbp:colors
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brown to black
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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vocalizations
body language
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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symbol of protection
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gptkbp:diet
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herbivorous
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Erethizontidae
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gptkbp:fossilRecord
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dating back to the Miocene
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gptkbp:gestationPeriod
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about 7 months
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gptkbp:habitat
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gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
forests
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gptkbp:headlights
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prehensile
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New World porcupines
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gptkbp:length
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25 to 36 inches
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 15 years
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gptkbp:matingSystem
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late summer to early fall
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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Americas
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gptkbp:notable_player
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quills
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gptkbp:order
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Rodentia
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gptkbp:predators
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bobcats
cougars
great horned owls
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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capybaras
guinea pigs
Old World porcupines
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
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gptkbp:senses
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poor eyesight
good sense of smell
good hearing
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gptkbp:size
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medium to large
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gptkbp:sleepingHabits
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in trees or dens
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gptkbp:socialResponsibility
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territorial
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gptkbp:socialStructure
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solitary or social
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:Erethizon_dorsatum_myops
gptkb:Erethizon_dorsatum_epixanthum
gptkb:Erethizon_rufescens
gptkb:Erethizon_dorsatum
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
hunting
road mortality
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gptkbp:weight
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5 to 30 pounds
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