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

"Sam," she said at last, "I have never ever wished to have a porcupine instead of a son."

From Literature

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

From Literature

William Mulholland, the man who brought in Owens Valley water in 1913, told a committee that sought his candidacy: “Gentlemen, I would rather give birth to a porcupine backwards than be mayor of Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times

They lack the adorable charisma of chinchillas, porcupines, moles or rats, though.

From Salon