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The North American Porcupine

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Book Title: North American Porcupine

Item Length: 9.4in

Item Height: 1.1in

Item Width: 6.2in

Author: Uldis Roze

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Animals / Mammals, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2009

Genre: Nature, Science

Item Weight: 32.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 296 Pages

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