Oh wow he looks so playful! I love the big chunk of his backside that seems to be “missing”–I guess they’re way cuter when they’re between stages of spike growth.
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Awww! I totally got squeed out right about 1:05. So cute!
Gah! I love how he runs around in circles like he’s chasing his tail!
Awwwww I want a porky now!!
Is it just me, or is that porcupine overweight?
Porcupines are very large bulky creatures naturally, up to 1m long and 14kg . Kinda like the way beavers are really big as well.
You don’t need to give the poor porcupine (poorcupine) a body image complex. Maybe s/he’s just big quilled.
but “fat” is another word for “roly poly”
OMG! That is so adorable!
How do you tell if your porcupine is overweight? You can’t do the old Special K “pinch-an-inch” test. I mean if you pinched all your going to get is a handful of quills….not very pleasant.
He has his quills in the video. You can’t see them well (you can see them) because he has his winter coat on and there is no chunk missing.
Looks to me like his long defensive spines have been deliberately removed to make him easier to handle. In a room. What next? You Yanks so need decent wildlife protection laws.
and maybe you need to stop jumping to conclusions. he’s probably a juvenile, still developing his quills. and if you would notice the gloves the handler is wearing, he’s probably still quite rough. most likely, this is a juvenile porky being rehabbed or worked with at a zoo. maybe his mom rejected him and he has to be raised by hand with keepers.
take a chill pill.
I think ur both right. The area is where the long, stiff and barbed quills are found, and if you look close enough you can still see the ends of them where they were trimmed, probably for everybody’s safety. I’m certain panda is right, the porky is being cared for for some reason, but I think condemning the situation is a bit premature Valw. The handler seems to really care for the critter, and I think the feeling is mutual. Probably wiser to not jump to conclusions until you KNOW all the details.
and maybe YOU need to stop jumping to conclusions. You have no more evidence than me – probably less. I NEVER chill when it comes to animal welfare and it makes me absolutely SICK that so many so-called animal-loving Americans think that all kinds of mistreatment are justified so that they can have a cute little pet. No self-respecting zoo or animal welfare organisation would damage an animal’s defence features like that (a porcupine this size would have long quills that would have hardened as it matured to this stage). If you all really do care about animals you will campaign against this kind of treatment as the abuse it is, rather than coo over its cuteness. There is no other way to stop animal abuse.
I’ll have to get some of my truly animal-loving American friends to come over here – if they can bear it – so you know it’s not anti-Americanism on my part, just anti-abuse, something Daily Squee should espouse, rather than just titillation.
He’s 5 years old and at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. He’s being taken care of after someone took him in as a pet. They had his spines removed and eventually surrendered him to the center.
The people in the video are the good-guys. The jerks who had him as a pet are the bad guys.
Let me ask you something, valw.
You seem to have a lot of stuff, right? I mean, you have a computer, so I’m sure you aren’t poor. Now, how much of that stuff was made by 1) children in factories or 2) has some connection to some kind of deforestation? I’m guessing the majority of what you own has some connection, dude, unless you vigorously background check everything you have ever bought (and don’t bother to tell me that you do, because I know you don’t).
Furthermore, if you cared SO MUCH about animal abuse, you should be either 1) donating a lot of money or 2) on the field, which I doubt you are doing either. After all, you have a computer, and probably an expensive one. Why not sell your computer and donate that money if you care so much? Why waste your time ranting and raving on the internet when you could be doing something that ACTUALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
Now, I don’t like animal abuse either, dude, but this isn’t necessarily that. This could very well be a rescue, you know. And even if, EVEN IF these very people pulled out his spikes, it’s STILL NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL. I mean, sure, they shouldn’t have, but he’s obviously a very, VERY happy porcupine now. You can tell from this video that he is well cared for and very loved (and probably born in captivity, considering his behavior). It would be a death sentence to release a porcupine like this into the wild, you know.
I mean, think of it this way–are you going on campaigns to stop owners from declawing their house cats? Now, you might claim that is not the same thing, but if this little happy dude was born in captivity, it really IS similar.
But really, now, if you care so much, go outside your HOUSE and make a difference. Get off your behind. I know that sounds hard for you, but I am sure you can do it.
PS: The USA actually has stricter laws on this issue than a lot of countries. Fail.
Wow. When the camera zooms in on him, you can see what appears to be spikes GROWING IT. See those little short white pricks?
Seems as if you are really wrong on this account, dude.
SICK that so many so-called animal-loving Americans think that all kinds of mistreatment are justified so that they can have a cute little pet.
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Seriously? As if Americans are the only ones who get exotic pets? There are plenty of laws that prevent those sort of things. I know I can’t just walk up to a pet store and buy a porcupine as a pet. Americans aren’t cold hearted animal abusers. I don’t know what country you’re from but I’m sure it has just as much animal abuse as any other country in the world does. I think America is pretty progressive on our animal rights.
And why is it people like you always seem to find the videos where no real abuse is happening to comment on? Does this porcupine look unhappy in any way? Hell yes It does belong to be in the wild, but obviously that ship has sailed. I think its better he’s in these peoples hands than being put back into the wild where he wouldn’t know how to survive.
You need to chill out. If you had taken a moment do some research, then you would know that this video was taken at a the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
So, if you would like to continue jumping to conclusions..I’ll go get you a mat.
uuh one question, are you a vegan?
Thats cute, but I hope they know when he spins around like that and faces his butt towards you he thinks he still has his quills. Its defensive, he’s trying to hit things with them.
Okay, No. He’s just having fun being cute because he knows how to use his awesome power! He means no harm, If u watched the video u would of seen that he rolled over onto his back then the handler rubbed his belly! so dont try ur best to make the handers sound like idiots “Its defensive, he’s trying to hit things with them.” Wtf?!?!
He sure looks happy in this video! I didn’t know they could be playful!
I’d have to agree with panda. The handlers mention that his whole life they thought he was a female. He was probably born, or at the least raised in captivity.
He used to be a family’s pet, but they couldn’t look after him properly, so he lives at a Wildlife centre now. Can’t ever be released back into the wild, unfortunately – he’s too tame and he doesn’t know how to be a proper porcupine.
Awwwww! He’s so cute! His poor little butt looks like someone hurt him on purpose but other than than that he looks like just a little lover!!!
Oh and ONLY American’s abuse animals? Give me a break and neither of you appear to know wheather the animal is mistreated or not. It’s a cute video and yes it makes you wonder how the little guy ended up where he is. Clyons says he was a pet but is now in a wildlife center perhaps he was a pet for a good reason, like his mother was killed or he was abandoned. Or maybe he was taken from the wild fo no good reason, we’ll probably never know.
That was ridiculous! How cute is that, turning circles to get attention! Hard to cuddle, but I bet he’d love it if you could… D’awwwww!
Poor baby. A creature like that should never have been kept as a pet and had his quills removed. I just hope he has a happy life now. He certainly seems to love the attention he is getting.
What a charming little guy.
And how does one pet a porcupine? With very thick gloves!!! HAHAHAAH!
Bless his heart. Hope he has a loving life from now on. Looks like he does from the video.
All this talk about the porcupine having had his quills “removed”… Quills are modified hairs, and have evolved to dislodge fairly easily (otherwise they’d be stuck to whatever predator caught them by surprise – not a very good survival trait), and they don’t “shoot” them at predators, but instead shake them off quickly (even that’s not very effective beyond threat display – most quills come away through direct contact). If he’d had the survival instincts that would assure them he could be released back into the wild, he’d probably be fully “re-armed” within a matter of months.