Daisy is 4 months old!

Daisy's appearance has changed a lot the past month. When porcupine babies are born, they are black. If you look at her photos you can see that is she is a blonde now. Daisy is a North Dakota porcupine whereas Lily is a Minnesota porcupine (see previous posts). Even though they are found not too far apart geographically, they have a difference in coat color. Since there are little trees and a lot of prairie grasses in North Dakota, porcupines from this area are blonde to help blend in. With all the trees in Minnesota, porcupines there are much darker which makes it hard for them to be seen at the tops of trees.



For our "Creature Creations" event Daisy got to paint! Here is a picture of her while she is painting and a picture of the final piece!