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title: "8 Interesting Facts About Porcupines"
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# 8 Interesting Facts About Porcupines

Here are 8 Interesting Facts About Porcupine.

## 1-5 Interesting Facts About Porcupine

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1. Porcupines have natural antibiotics in their skin and are the only mammals native to North America to have such protection. - [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_porcupine)

2. A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. - [Source](https://blog.zoo.org/2013/04/baby-boom-continues-with-porcupette.html)

3. Porcupine Quills are dangerous to dogs because once they make contact with the skin, the quills can migrate further in and cause internal damage. - [Source](https://dogtime.com/dog-health/dog-behavior/18243-dogs-and-porcupines)

4. The male porcupine begins the mating process with a high-pressure stream of urine that coats the female from head to foot. - [Source](http://paulding.net/porcupine.html)

5. Fishers kill porcupines by repeatedly biting them on the face in a process that takes 30 minutes to 1 hour. They then flip them over on to their backs and start eating from the belly to avoid the quills. - [Source](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140630-fishers-weasel-family-urban-animals-science/)

## 6-8 Interesting Facts About Porcupine

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6. The mascot of the Libertarian Party is the porcupine. - [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine#In_politics)

7. The Crested Porcupine have been known to kill lions, leopards, hyenas, and even humans because of their painful quills. - [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_porcupine#Behavior)

8. Porcupines can somewhat talk and love to eat [pumpkins](https://www.kickassfacts.com/pumpkin-facts/). - [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cILZ_cB3_so&rdm=1b733w600&client=mv-google&app=desktop)