These rodents also wave their tail at a predator to stick them with quills. There’s a widespread belief that a porcupine can shoot its quills at a predator. This isn’t true. But, the quills of a ...

Occasionally, loose quills fall out before it strikes, creating the illusion that they're being shot from the porcupine’s ...

Although notorious for their spiky accessories, porcupines cannot shoot their quills. They are a porcupine’s best defense from predators though. The hollow nature of the quills allows them to ...

How it works sounds like a very prickly process. Porcupines may seem small and unimposing but their foot-long quills can do lasting harm. When feeling threatened, porcupines will raise their ...

Porcupines, a member of the rodent family, have small eyes and a large nose similar to those of a capybara. They also are covered in hard, sharp quills, including short, sturdy ones that can ...

which can reach well over 100 pounds. Porcupines are also a regular dish on the snake's menu, Fuller told AFP. So, despite its quills, the porcupine shouldn't have been the snake's final ...

Wildlife experts are puzzled by the discovery of a dead racoon on Cape Cod with porcupine quills. "It was very odd ... the rabies program so that we can get information, but they should also ...