Gene Jarvis: Chinese Porcupine

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1982
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Terrestrial and nocturnal, Chinese Porcupines live in small family groups in ground caves or rock crevices. They have long quills on the neck, nape and back. When threatened by predators like lions, tigers and leopards, the quills bristle rapidly and the Porcupine beats the ground with its hind feet to scare enemies away. When threatened further, they will defend themselves by giving a sideways or backward attack in which the quills are rammed into the predators. One false belief that has arisen about the porcupine is there supposed ability to throw their quills. Untrue, as at no time could porcupines do this. In order for someone or something to become impaled by the quills, over 30,000 on average per porcupine, they would have to have actual physical contact with the porcupine.

Their diet consists of fruit, bark, roots, leaves and succulent plants.

The Chinese Porcupine can be found in Nepal, Eastern China, Hong Kong, Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Hong Kong Chinese Porcupine stamp issued May 4, 1982.

Artwork Copyright © 1982 Unicover Corporation. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Images of the Artwork may be watermarked and/or digitally watermarked. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the copyright.

Our Stock Number (SKU): XB07647

US$ Price: $950.00

Easy Purchase Plan: Buy this ArtworkOriginal with 8 monthly payments. Payments will be charged automatically as due to your Credit Card.

How to buy Original Artwork:

If you would like to buy Original Artwork, there are several convenient ways:

Use The Artwork Gallery: simply click the "Hang in Gallery" for pictures of interest. This puts the picture in your Personal Artwork Gallery, where you can view or remove it. When you've finished hanging artwork in your Personal Artwork Gallery, Go to your Personal Artwork Gallery and select an option for contacting us or ordering from us from there.

To get in touch with us directly about a piece of Artwork by Phone note the SKU and dial TOLL FREE 1-800-287-4079 from throughout U.S. and Canada.