African Crested Porcupine - Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo - Gulf Shores, Alabama

The African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix crystata) is typically found in Sub-Saharan Africa but can occasionally be found as far away as northern Africa and Italy. A few facts about this porcupine are:
‧ They eat roots, bulbs, tuber, and/or bark
‧ Size: 24 - 33 inches in length
‧ Weight: 25 to 70 lbs
‧ Lifespan: 12 - 15 years
‧ The African Crested Porcupine is the largest porcupine in the world
‧ Porcupines live in natural shelters such as caves, crevices, or burrows created by other animals; If no shelter is available, they will dig their own burrow
‧ The porcupine is equipped with long, sharp quills which provide highly effective protection against predators; they do not throw their quills but when threatened, the porcupine will stamp its feet, clicks its teeth, and rattles its hollow tipped quills; if this fails, it will run backwards and rams the attacker with the quills on its backside

Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/8
Exposure – 1/200 second
Focal Length – 40mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

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Taken in: United States / Alabama / Bay Village Mobile Home Park (show map)

Taken on: March 14, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, 40mm (=60mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	40mm (35mm equivalent: 60mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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