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North American Porcupine
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
October 2020

f/2.8
1/200s
200mm
ISO 640
Sony a7RIV

This adorable little porcupine was just munching away in the late afternoon sun :)

According to the , the normal diet of North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is lacking in sodium, so they are known to seek out salt sources such as road salt or human sweat on clothes. They are normally found in forested areas, but the salt craving would explain why we saw a different porcupine having lunch on the beach that day.

~~ Be respectful, leave the place cleaner than you found it, and keep wildlife wild ~~