The Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is part of the rodent family and is the second largest rodent in Canada after the beaver.
I bet most of you didn't know that a porcupines face was this cute either! I didnt until we found this spikey little cutie-pie having a snack in a small tree. Also, did you know that porcupines climbed trees! I was told that on sunny days in winter they climb up high into the trees and bathe in the sun.
As we watched it climb backwards down the tree it gently slapped its spiney beaver-like tail against the trunk to feel its way back down