So they have to rely on their sense of hearing and smell to know where the predators or their mates are. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

Fans of my debut picture book The Problem with Poppy can now hold their very own Poppy the porcupine in their hands when they read the book – and the good news is that this porcupine isn’t prickly! Hugging a real porcupine might not be so comfortable, but this stuffed porcupine is the opposite of prickly! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Luckily, with this porcupine stuffed animal from Wild Republic, You won't have to worry about getting hurt.Modern humans have brought a wealth of new sodium sources: sodium-rich glues in building supplies (like plywood), salt along roads, outhouses (think about the salts present in urine), anything with human sweat - axe handles and canoe paddles are popular. I don’t know if this is true but it’s a great image and a good reason to wash your face, even while roughing it in the woods.

Porcupines are also really good swimmers and in some porcupine species, the air-filled quills on their back help make them buoyant so they stay afloat.

The seller is so kind and the packaging was impeccable, the quill jar arriving in a little tupperware-like case that will be endlessly used. Interestingly enough we modern humans tend to have the opposite problem - our diets are too high in sodium but often too low in potassium. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

This stuffed porcupine is realistic enough to be adorable to look at and great for hugging, but it comes with zero responsibility! But a few months later one of our dogs got into my room and took the porcupine and got to it and wrecked. I have found all of the Wild Republic toys that I have purchased so far to be of excellent quality and also very life like animals, which my daughter loves. Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

Aurora is proud to be able to contribute to our environment’s sustainability while delivering smiles to millions of people all over the globe. I know I tend to overuse the word “magical,” but I have to say, 90 percent of my encounters with porcupines have been magical (the only ones not to involve dogs). I’ve watched herds of them graze on new clover at dusk, followed their trails into hemlock stands and found them high up in the trees - and most recently I startled one as it sauntered across a cliffy, rock strewn hillside dotted with porcupine tracks and dens. But what I never knew until I saw them grazing on clover in that field in springtime was how much they like leaves and twigs and any kind of foliage - even skunk cabbage.