porcupine

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Scott: I think it might have been a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The next day I got up and went over to get in the shower and there was a porcupine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“I’m on stage with my target stick, my equipment, and having a porcupine do circles, follow me, roll a ball,” said Jadyn Carnicella, 20, a Simi Valley resident.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

A bloodied but determined honey badger pursues a Cape porcupine in Botswana.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

“A guy like me gets around in a lot of different circles. I pick up a little coyote here, a little porcupine there.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz