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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,545 posts)
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 05:53 PM Dec 2015

Meet Charlotte, The National Zoo's Baby Porcupine

I haven't posted any click bait in a while. Mitaswell post some now.

Meet Charlotte, The National Zoo's Baby Porcupine



Photo Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo

The Smithsonian National Zoo introduced us to a prickly little friend to obsess over this morning. Meet Charlotte, the prehensile-tailed porcupine.

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Meet Charlotte, The National Zoo's Baby Porcupine (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 OP
You can't post this without posting Teddy Bear the talking porcupine, too. valerief Dec 2015 #1
Oh, you too! LOL haikugal Dec 2015 #4
Ha! Yes, I'm a devoted Teddy Bear fan. He cracks me up. nt valerief Dec 2015 #5
They stink! HassleCat Dec 2015 #2
Teddy bear the porcupine.... haikugal Dec 2015 #3
Teddy Bear must be really hungry Warpy Dec 2015 #6
An Ewok. eom Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #7
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. They stink!
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 05:58 PM
Dec 2015

Porcupines are cute as anything, but they have the nastiest smelling pee in the animal kingdom, and they use it to mark their territories. Phew!

Warpy

(111,305 posts)
6. Teddy Bear must be really hungry
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 06:17 PM
Dec 2015

Usually when he gets sweet corn, he gets downright conversational.

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