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While hiking in the Wilden neighbourhood, Karen Beeby was surprised when she saw the spiky silhouette of a porcupine in a treetop.
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Beeby, who was hiking with a friend and their three dogs, told the Capital News that one of the dogs had been quilled by a porcupine a few weeks prior.
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When they circled back after their hike, she added, the porcupine had moved even higher up in the tree.
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According to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development website, porcupines have fleshy soles and five toes on their hind feet, and are well developed for climbing.
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The porcupines climb trees to eat the buds and leaves.
karissa.gall@blackpress.ca
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