Fast Facts About the Cape Porcupine

© Roger de la Harpe
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Size
700 mm long, 25 cm at shoulder
Weight
12-19 kg
Lifespan
30 years
Habitat
Broad tolerance but prefer broken country
Gestation
94 days
Number of young
1-3 young
Food
Predominantly vegetarian including poisonous plants, bark, bulbs, tubers, roots, fallen wild fruit (marula, figs)
Predators
Lions, leopard

By Megan Emmett