A porcupine's diet changes seasonally. In the winter, they primarily eat evergreen needles and the inner bark of trees.🎄 • • 📸: Alex Roberto | Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Earlier this spring, our Conservation Science team spotted a porcupine enjoying a delicious meal. 🌿 Porcupines are native to the Shawangunk Ridge and are considered herbivores. Their diet mainly consists of fruits, foliage, leaves, roots, twigs and bark. Have you seen a porcupine at Mohonk Preserve? 🎥 Observation by Niamh Keane #MohonkPreserve #Conservation #Porcupine #Wildlife #WildlifeProtection #theGunks | Mohonk Preserve

Need a break from the holiday hustle? Extended family got you feeling prickly? Enjoy a quiet snack with a porcupine eating acorns at Jay Cooke State Park 😍😭 Awesome video thanks to our park naturalist 🙌 Known for their quills and slow pace, porcupines are some of the most unusual creatures in Minnesota forests 🦔 Today, we’re sharing some of their quirky traits. #DidYouKnow • Adult porcupines weigh 18 to 35 pounds and can live up to 18 years • Their young are called porcupettes 🥹 and females