Porcupine
noun
A large rodent with spiky outer fur for protection against predators.
This porcupine has raised its quills because it feels threatened.
Often appears as...
- wild porcupine
- pet porcupine
noun
A large rodent with spiky outer fur for protection against predators.
This porcupine has raised its quills because it feels threatened.
Often appears as...
- wild porcupine
- pet porcupine
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Pro Tip 1/3Animal Context
Used to talk about wildlife, can signify a wilderness experience or nature topic.
During our hike, we were excited to spot a porcupine near the trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Behavior
Mentioning a porcupine often suggests self-defense, as they use quills protectively.
He's like a porcupine, bristling at the slightest hint of criticism.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes symbolizes a 'prickly' person, hard to approach or deal with.
Don't be a porcupine; try to be a bit more approachable to your colleagues.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Context
Used to talk about wildlife, can signify a wilderness experience or nature topic.
During our hike, we were excited to spot a porcupine near the trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Behavior
Mentioning a porcupine often suggests self-defense, as they use quills protectively.
He's like a porcupine, bristling at the slightest hint of criticism.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes symbolizes a 'prickly' person, hard to approach or deal with.
Don't be a porcupine; try to be a bit more approachable to your colleagues.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Context
Used to talk about wildlife, can signify a wilderness experience or nature topic.
During our hike, we were excited to spot a porcupine near the trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Defensive Behavior
Mentioning a porcupine often suggests self-defense, as they use quills protectively.
He's like a porcupine, bristling at the slightest hint of criticism.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes symbolizes a 'prickly' person, hard to approach or deal with.
Don't be a porcupine; try to be a bit more approachable to your colleagues.
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The Killer Rat with...
Yeah, I think it looks a bit like a porcupine. It does, yeah. But there's no kind of, it's not happened by chance. That has it? It's done that on purpose. It's evolved to look like that because often animals which are seemingly harmless, will evolve to look like animals, which are seemingly not so harmless and it's example of Batesian mimicry. So they're mimicking animals that
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Jaap de Roode: How...
In this way, elephants have told us how to treat stomach upset, and porcupines have told people how to treat bloody diarrhea. What I think is important, though, is to move beyond these large-brained mammals and give these guys more credit, these simple animals, these insects that we tend to think of as very, very simple with tiny little brains.
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Hunting Porcupine PIPE Life...
interesting how one thing leads to the next out here so off in the case I'll head out thinking that I'm looking for one thing but along the way I find something else can't be too choosy and I really like eating porcupines so I'm real happy even though I didn't find any caribou today that's where it goes keeps life interesting time to get back
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Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
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250 Miles of Adventure PIPE...
Plateau from the saddle up and even better a well-earned sense of accomplishment but then what might be the best part of the whole ride you finished on one of the world's best single tracks the porcupine rim trail which brings you into Moab at long last
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Why do we kiss under...
Even today, the mistletoe inspires wonder with the diversity of wildlife it supports. More than just a parasite, it's also known as a keystone species. It's eaten by a diversity of animals, including deer, elk, squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines,
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Porcupine vs. Lions PIPE...
smart to fool around with this small piece those quills may be modified hairs but they are needle-sharp strong and there are plenty of them but the adults know is that porcupine needles can actually pierce the flesh of life and
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Tastes a Little "Sprucy"...
porcupine everybody has to decide how they want to live where they want to get their food it's just the way I choose to do it because I enjoy it I enjoy living out here enjoy the lifestyle feel more
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Shifting the visual...
these balls of sebum the oil that causes pimples and here is a tumor and the tuber kind of looks like a porcupine because the nuclei are densely packed and various pointy shapes so after that
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Porcupine vs. Lion PIPE...
quills may be modified hairs but they are needle-sharp strong and there are plenty of them what the adults know is that porcupine needles can actually pierce the flesh of life and these
Video examples
The Killer Rat with...
Yeah, I think it looks a bit like a porcupine. It does, yeah. But there's no kind of, it's not happened by chance. That has it? It's done that on purpose. It's evolved to look like that because often animals which are seemingly harmless, will evolve to look like animals, which are seemingly not so harmless and it's example of Batesian mimicry. So they're mimicking animals that
Video examples
Jaap de Roode: How...
In this way, elephants have told us how to treat stomach upset, and porcupines have told people how to treat bloody diarrhea. What I think is important, though, is to move beyond these large-brained mammals and give these guys more credit, these simple animals, these insects that we tend to think of as very, very simple with tiny little brains.
Video examples
Hunting Porcupine PIPE Life...
interesting how one thing leads to the next out here so off in the case I'll head out thinking that I'm looking for one thing but along the way I find something else can't be too choosy and I really like eating porcupines so I'm real happy even though I didn't find any caribou today that's where it goes keeps life interesting time to get back
Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
Video examples
250 Miles of Adventure PIPE...
Plateau from the saddle up and even better a well-earned sense of accomplishment but then what might be the best part of the whole ride you finished on one of the world's best single tracks the porcupine rim trail which brings you into Moab at long last
Video examples
Why do we kiss under...
Even today, the mistletoe inspires wonder with the diversity of wildlife it supports. More than just a parasite, it's also known as a keystone species. It's eaten by a diversity of animals, including deer, elk, squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines,
Video examples
Porcupine vs. Lions PIPE...
smart to fool around with this small piece those quills may be modified hairs but they are needle-sharp strong and there are plenty of them but the adults know is that porcupine needles can actually pierce the flesh of life and
Video examples
Tastes a Little "Sprucy"...
porcupine everybody has to decide how they want to live where they want to get their food it's just the way I choose to do it because I enjoy it I enjoy living out here enjoy the lifestyle feel more
Video examples
Shifting the visual...
these balls of sebum the oil that causes pimples and here is a tumor and the tuber kind of looks like a porcupine because the nuclei are densely packed and various pointy shapes so after that
Video examples
Porcupine vs. Lion PIPE...
quills may be modified hairs but they are needle-sharp strong and there are plenty of them what the adults know is that porcupine needles can actually pierce the flesh of life and these
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up like giant pine cones.
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Charlotte Rampling
French Actress
I remember my father saying to me once, 'I finally know how to describe you, Charlotte. You're prickly.' And he was right - prickly is a very good description. If I had to be an animal, I'd probably be a porcupine.
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Meriwether Lewis
American Explorer
The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two porcupines, a fox and a hare.
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Steven Wilson
English Musician
Porcupine Tree is a band, and it's not up to me where the band goes - it's between the manager, our agent, and the band as a whole.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I don't love the media. I'm part of it, but you can't love a porcupine.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to sea on their bellies, giant pandas holding bamboo lollipops in China or tree porcupines in the Canadian Rockies, balled up like giant pine cones.
Quote examples
Charlotte Rampling
French Actress
I remember my father saying to me once, 'I finally know how to describe you, Charlotte. You're prickly.' And he was right - prickly is a very good description. If I had to be an animal, I'd probably be a porcupine.
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Meriwether Lewis
American Explorer
The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two porcupines, a fox and a hare.
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Steven Wilson
English Musician
Porcupine Tree is a band, and it's not up to me where the band goes - it's between the manager, our agent, and the band as a whole.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine.
Quote examples
Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I don't love the media. I'm part of it, but you can't love a porcupine.
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