porcupine

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The hollow spikes may have served as a defensive adaptation, functioning in a way similar to the quills of a porcupine by discouraging predators from attacking.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 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

The machine that cuts the stone looks a little bit like a giant porcupine.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

There are 16 porcupine species in Central and South America, but only one in the United States and Canada.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

I watch the cartoon character grow from a potato head to a porcupine head to a Dad head.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine