Porcupet
Digressing from birds for a moment--but it is SO worth it!
Did you know that a young porcupine is called a porcupet? Neither did I! A friend of mine who is a professional wildlife rehabber has an orphaned procupet. It's already socialized to humans so she is continuing that and he will end up at either a zoo or wildlife center.
I'm just a video takin' fool lately and got these must see tvs. First is a nursing porcupet--crank up the sound so you can hear the oh so cute suckling sound as well as his contented little grunts (note the person handling him is wearing leather gloves--those quills are already set for business):
This video is the little porcupet practicing his mad climbing skills on a stool--important to build muscle and strength:
There's one more video here of the porcupet just playin' around here. If I had more time, I'd put a Black-eyed Peas song in the background of this one to go with his odd little grooves. This play is important as he is practicing his defensive moves.
I love livin' in a state with porcupines.
Did you know that a young porcupine is called a porcupet? Neither did I! A friend of mine who is a professional wildlife rehabber has an orphaned procupet. It's already socialized to humans so she is continuing that and he will end up at either a zoo or wildlife center.
I'm just a video takin' fool lately and got these must see tvs. First is a nursing porcupet--crank up the sound so you can hear the oh so cute suckling sound as well as his contented little grunts (note the person handling him is wearing leather gloves--those quills are already set for business):
This video is the little porcupet practicing his mad climbing skills on a stool--important to build muscle and strength:
There's one more video here of the porcupet just playin' around here. If I had more time, I'd put a Black-eyed Peas song in the background of this one to go with his odd little grooves. This play is important as he is practicing his defensive moves.
I love livin' in a state with porcupines.
Labels: baby porcupine, porcupet
posted by birdchick at 7:56 AM
25 Comments:
I didn't know they were called porcupets either, but what a cutie! I loved all the videos, but the one with the sucking sounds at the bottle was my favorite.
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So neat to see porcupet behavior. Who would have thought they were so cute! Loved the hoppity playing video.
animals are so cool
thanks!
What a prickly bundle of bsolute cuteness ! Those quills just look soft like untidy overgroan hair.
I am SO going to pimp this page on my LJ...
N.
"overgroan"?
Oh dear...
Looking again at the bottle drinking I was wondering if the little cutie's snout might not have potentials for disapproval.
Cute Overload material! Those snuffling nostrils, the hoppity dance! Thanks for posting these.
Oh what a little doll!
That is awesome. Porcupets.
Porcupine in Italian is "il porcospino". Which sounds to me even more like a baby porcupine than "porcupet".
Even better, porcupine in German is "der Stachelschwein". Which translates as "stinging pig".
Sounds like the little guy is speaking "donkey" if ya listen real close...
My goodness - that was so cute!
Hi Sharon.. I was doing radio telemetry porcupine studies for 3 winters in Northern Vermont and ended up raising one of these little guys one spring. The videos bring back lots of good memories! I think the "pet" in porcupet comes from French, meaning small, or petite? Next time you visit Cleveland we'll have a flying squirrel evening - bring your video camera! (Even the rabbits would approve....)
Being a good Minne-sodan, my only comment is, "Oh for cute!"
Loved your videos. Thanks for sharing. He sure is cute - aren't all animals cute when they're "babies?" I really loved those sucking noises he made.
SO sweet...thank you for giving everybody the chance to see such a little one! We've just gotten an adult porcupine on display at the zoo where I volunteer...tell me, does the porcupet already have the distinctive smell of the adults? Ours smells exactly like ripe armpit--(I just barely stopped myself in time from saying, "not to put too fine a point on it," sorry!!)
Wendi
Gosh, but for the evil quills, I think there'd be one in every household. He is beyond cuteness supreme. Love the little moans, too. Beavers do that when they're nursing. Hennnh.
Hi Birdchick --
Looks like you're on Cute Overload again! One of the commenters spotted the source, so I linked to you...
You will have to make a decision as to when to take him out of the house environment. About the time that he starts gnawing on the furniture, the cute factor will go down drastically.
Awww, what an adorable little fellow!
(But Jason, it's das Stachelschwein, not der.)
Theo!
Thank you so much. I have said it before and will say it again:
Cute Overload is the best thing on the internet.
So. Freakin. Adorable.
That nursing clip -- with the grunts -- did me in.
Please. Go take some more video. I love this little guy so.
I found this video on glumbert.com and someone there put down where it had originated....I'm so glad I found your site! This little guy is so adorable....thanks for the smiles!
Yup, found it on Glumbert. Thanks for a great 'quickvid' growin' up on a farm, we learned to appreciate all 'animals'. During a vacation at the 'La Cueva' family cabin in the 'Jemez Mountains' of New Mexico, we saved a family of 'beavers'. Just as cute but no camera to record the event.
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Those happy little grunts must trigger some softening reflex in a person's heart. I grew up on a tree farm, and that adorable little bundle of hoppity joy is the spawn of a race of tree murderers who are my sworn enemies. And yet, I can't help but say, "Awwww. . . he is soo pwescious!"
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