this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2024
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[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't feed the animals. Especially porcupines, they'll eat a hole in the side of your house to get at the food

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Wait, really? I would like to know more about Porcu-facts.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They'll also pop holes in your tires in the winter trying to eat the road salt off of them.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is great stuff. I mean, not for my tires. But in every other respect. Great.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

Porcupines cannot throw their quills. Quills are modified hairs that are loosely attached. What they can do is bristle, raising the quills away from their body and making it more likely for the pointy bits to find a target. They can also slap with their tail, which also has quills.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Also gas lines and radiator hoses

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for subscribing to Porcu-facts

#1: porcupines will chew through anything

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

North American Porcupines can talk!

https://youtu.be/UGz8jcbJjRw

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Good news: where I live we don't build our houses out of paper and spit and I'd find it very entertaining to see a critter eat through a solid 40 cm of bricks and mortar.

Bad news: Where I live there are no porcupines :(

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Oh my god the little sound when he had to pick up the baby.. "WEHH!"

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

angry twirling

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
  1. that's freaking adorable.

  2. where can I get that "welcome" mat?