March Ninth
A porcupine should never be called a hedgehog. The hedgehog, an insectivorous animal, inhabiting Europe, is not found in the Western Hemisphere. It rolls itself into a ball when attacked, and the spines, which do not come out, are shorter, duller, and less formidable than those of the porcupine.
Photograph by E. R. Sanborn.
EUROPEAN HEDGEHOG.