The more common name for this species is the crested porcupine.

Crested porcupines have been known to collect thousands of bones that they find at night.

These are the countries from which the crested porcupine is known:

Usually female crested porcupines have one litter every year.

Crested porcupines reach adult weight at one to two years and are often sexually mature just before then.

Most of what is known about reproduction in the crested porcupine comes from individuals in captivity.

Not much is known about the average life span of the Indian Crested Porcupine.

The crested porcupine is for the most part herbivorous, eating roots, bulbs, crops.

The crested porcupine is widespread in Africa and Italy.

The Eurasian beaver and the Crested porcupine are both larger than it.

"They'd do better to swallow a crested porcupine.

The crested porcupine is a terrestrial mammal; they very seldom climb trees, but can swim.

Here the spikes can become enormous quills - those of the great crested porcupine are as long as 20 inches.

The Indian Crested Porcupine is nocturnal and creates underground shelters.

Hence the name crested porcupine.

A pack of seven African painted dogs are the main exhibit, however crested porcupines and rock hyrax are nearby.

Some creatures, including chameleons, crested porcupines and fruit bats have colonised Europe from Africa.

This initial part of the exhibit also includes Dwarf Crocodiles and Crested Porcupines.

The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family.

The Bush Dog and Indian Crested Porcupine are located at the end of the exhibit.

Several aviaries are home to hawks, eagles, falcons, African crested porcupines, Egyptian mongooses.

The large mammals include rhesus macaque, leopards, Indian muntjac and goral crested porcupine.

The front feet of the crested porcupine have four developed and clawed digits with a regressed thumb, the rear feet have five.

As well as 3,300 images of the antelope, the camera traps revealed populations of species including lions, leopards and crested porcupines.

North African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)

The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is a species of rodent in the Hystricidae family.

North African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)

Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)

"Hystrix cristata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web.

The Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is a typical representative of the Old World porcupines, and occurs throughout the south of Europe and North and West Africa.