Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 135, March 2016, pp. 1-20.

11 Indian Crested Porcupine in Palestine What they eat Preferred habitat Status Recommended place to see Roots, Vegetables. Open country, Cultivated farm land, Orchards. Fairly common resident in north and central Palestine, Scare at south Palestine where it follows Human farm lands. The Porcupine is nocturnal and is best seen during night drive at the Occupied Golan Heights (Tatzpit). Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Khalaf-von Jaffa presented his newest book “Fauna Palaestina – Part Four” to the Vice Director of the Terra Sancta College – Terra Sancta Secondary Boys School in Jerusalem Mr. Yousef Nasrawi. The Researcher Mr. Daoud Al-Hali is standing to the right of the Author. 24.07.2014. https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/15560973775/ Indian Crested Porcupine Study in the Naqab Desert, Palestine In a study done by Saltz and Alkon (1989) the nocturnal activity of six Indian crested porcupines (Hystrix indica), inhabiting two nearby dens in the Naqab (Negev) desert highlands of southern Palestine, was monitored for nine months Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 135 – March 2016

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