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Porcupine Slide A porcupine carefully slides down a brittle sand cliff to the valley below in South Dakota's Badlands National Park. Porcupines are nocturnal animals and are therefore not often seen during daytime hours. I took this photo in the early morning as I was up for the sunrise. This is only the second encounter I have had with a porcupine, and my first opportunity photographing one. Badlands National Park,Erethizon dorsatum,Geotagged,North American porcupine,South Dakota,Summer,United States,mammals Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Porcupine Slide

A porcupine carefully slides down a brittle sand cliff to the valley below in South Dakota's Badlands National Park. Porcupines are nocturnal animals and are therefore not often seen during daytime hours. I took this photo in the early morning as I was up for the sunrise. This is only the second encounter I have had with a porcupine, and my first opportunity photographing one.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    5:12AM. I'd say you definitely earned this one! Posted 10 years ago
    1. View travismorhardt's profile
      travismorhardt
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      Yeah, it's not always easy getting up, but it can be well worth the reward :) Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Yup, definitely worth getting up for, well done Travis! Posted 10 years ago

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The North American porcupine

The North American porcupine, also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The beaver is the only larger rodent in North America. They range from Labrador to Alaska, as far north as the Arctic Sea and south to the northern edge of Mexico.

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2015. Captured Jun 28, 2015 05:12 in Buffalo Gap National Grassland, 24260 South Dakota 240, Wall, SD 57790, USA.
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  • NIKON D3300
  • f/4.8
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO800
  • 140mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.