(internal #W32-14) This is a RARE PORCUPINE TAIL QUILL. This is the quill that rattles when shaken by the porcupine. Very rare to have these to offer for sale. They are hollow, tapping them together creates the rattling sound. Can be used for arts crafts projects or jewelry. Average size of quill: 2-3/4" Acquired from Dr. Gordon Hubbell NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE (Erethizon dorsatum) The North American porcupine also known as the Canadian porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent in the New World porcupine family. It is the second largest rodent in North America after the North American beaver (Castor canadensis). The porcupine is a caviomorph rodent whose ancestors crossed the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil 30 million years ago and then migrated to North America during the Great American Interchange after the Isthmus of Panama rose 3 million years ago. THIS IS EXACTLY THE ITEM YOU WOULD RECEIVE. Click on our store tag for MANY more items!