As a last defence, porcupines can shoot off their needles, accurate up to 15 metres, and the needles have exploding heads that can kill animals as large as penguins.
i saw a north american porcupine today, and i also saw the skeleton and quills of an african porcupine like in the video at a store in new york city called evolution. those are biiiiig porcupines
Yeh African crested can be almost 30kgs. I've worked with one who's quills were almost up to my hip when erect..and she was only 20kgs! Hard to imagine what a 30kg one would be like.
African cresteds also have 'rattle capules' in their tail that sound like a rattle snake when they are threatened. They can be pretty frightening!
Honey Badger would have made short work of Mr. Porcupuss.
niagra898 3 years ago
mmm.. honey badger.
I bet it tastes good with some garlic.
Termonuclear111 2 years ago
North America's wolverine ftw
vermonofdeceit 2 years ago
This is why Sega should have made a Porcupine character years ago, because he'd kick ass.
Y0shilord 3 years ago
national geographic are dumbasses. they stage their crap.
SayItAll0ne2 3 years ago
LIONS do eat porcupins but its hard to swallow
muddassarfarooq333 3 years ago
LOL tigress from kung fu panda cant have a porcupine LOL
Tyannalyn 3 years ago
I would go to work wearing quills. it would be interesting what i can do to annoying coworkers
yamba01 3 years ago 4
i love when the porcupine chases the lions in like 1:30 of the video lol
mitch1621 3 years ago
As a last defence, porcupines can shoot off their needles, accurate up to 15 metres, and the needles have exploding heads that can kill animals as large as penguins.
TurangaBLEU 3 years ago
this is just a rumor..
kisstar 3 years ago
Naw, that's just a Pokemon :D
watchinavid 3 years ago
lol
redruby788 3 years ago
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this video gives me a throbbing erection
rightwingpob 3 years ago
LMAO, OMG... you better be joking. are you? LMAO, phew!
dynamicwolf 3 years ago
looooooollllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whoabiach 3 years ago
i love that porciupine
Darek97 3 years ago
he blends in pretty well with that grass
SolidSnakeRules 3 years ago
PORCUPINES ROX!!
hands down
danielarruiza 4 years ago
yup, few enemies, nearly no threats... EZ life :)
dynamicwolf 3 years ago
I WaNT TO BE A PORCUPINE!
combax 4 years ago 6
I KNOW I'M JEALOUS!
yamba01 3 years ago
Good job by porcupine.
Buarawng 4 years ago
lol, that's tight!
TheSioux 4 years ago
So whats the name of the zoo you work at ahmenti?
DeadShotBill 4 years ago
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It's not in the US, I doubt you'll know it. I'd prefer not to say as if I say something that misrepresents the zoo, I'd get in big trouble :)
Ahmenti 4 years ago
nice..good quality especially if you recorded it from your televison.
cucumb 4 years ago
That porcupine owned them. They are the grand masters of defense on land. It's no wonder they don't need to run or fight anywhere in nature.
dynamicwolf 4 years ago 2
It be cool if they were Venomous and be able to shoot them lol
DRpopcorny 4 years ago 2
i didnt know their quills stuck out so far
reddongton 4 years ago
You might be referring to Hedgehogs that have much shorter quills.
djacob7 4 years ago
the african porcupines are huge, and their quills are proportionately longer and thicker than their smaller counterparts.
ironchopsticks 4 years ago
Lions Stink! Great video.
AntiLions 4 years ago
maybe if the lion attacked the porcupines face they wouldve got it
yoda55 4 years ago
love porcupines
tornadorat 4 years ago
awe poor lion =P
burton15krew 4 years ago
Daaamn those quills look sick. It'd be crazy if they were also venomous O_O
LyncHHung1 4 years ago
porcupines rule!
noone can kill them not even a tank!!!
ok maybe a tank can...
but noone else muahaha
JM2X4 4 years ago
lmao lion got owned by porcupine...
sunny514 5 years ago
that is a bigggg porcupine
jendc12 5 years ago
porcupines can fuck shit up, because animals can't get the quills out, because of the barbs.
barfly11 5 years ago
i saw a north american porcupine today, and i also saw the skeleton and quills of an african porcupine like in the video at a store in new york city called evolution. those are biiiiig porcupines
ironchopsticks 4 years ago
Yeh African crested can be almost 30kgs. I've worked with one who's quills were almost up to my hip when erect..and she was only 20kgs! Hard to imagine what a 30kg one would be like.
African cresteds also have 'rattle capules' in their tail that sound like a rattle snake when they are threatened. They can be pretty frightening!
Ahmenti 4 years ago 2
how were you able to meet an african crest? can u hook me up with meeting one?
ironchopsticks 4 years ago
I'm a zoo keeper..and no sorry...I can't 'hook you up'. If they don't know you, they aren't fun (think 30,000 nail-like quills in your leg!).
Ahmenti 4 years ago
if i visit your zoo, can i get a behind-the-scenes tour? im a wildlife enthusiast, and i cant get enough of those nature shows...
ironchopsticks 4 years ago
Definately not. Sorry.
Ahmenti 4 years ago
hahahaah p00r li0ns they cant even t0uch it! heheheehheh
mastazeuj 5 years ago