North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
Cameraman filming a North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), climbing a tree. Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
Bite marks on a tree caused by a North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
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Caught in the act! As winter slowly turns to Spring a porcupine in Vermont wakes with an itch for sugar! Some of these prickly characters have discovered how to get maple sap on tap. Commercial maple forests are criss-crossed by miles of blue pipes that drain tree sap into giant vats where it is destined to be boiled to produce maple syrup. The porcupines nibble the pipes and sit beneath greedily lapping it up. #MapleSyrup #Vermont #Porcupine #Sneaky #Rodent #USA #Spring
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) with a maple syrup tapping tube. These tubes are used to carry sap to large tanks. Porcupines have learned to bite the tubes so that they can drink the liquid. Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), leaving its rocky den, Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), climbing an American beech tree to feed on the bark. Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), feeding on a young spruce tree. Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)
