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Yes, porcupines like the North American porcupines can be tamed, and a number of states allow you to keep one as a pet. They are not popular as pets because of their quills but are docile animals and will show affection to humans when fed and tamed. Is safe to Own a Porcupine? The answer…

Yes, porcupines can float, and some species can swim all thanks to their hollow quills. Some porcupine types have hollow quills that help them float in water while other species like to avoid the water. Of course, some species such as the North American, crested, and brush-tailed porcupines are keen swimmers. Can Porcupines Float? Porcupines…

Yes, porcupines can climb trees to get food or to evade predators. I have seen some climb trees to build nests when their nests on the ground are destroyed. When confronted, it will try to escape but if cornered, it will erect its quills, turn its back to the attacker and lash its barbed tail….

No, porcupines cannot shoot their quills at attackers. But it doesn’t take long for these barbed quills to easily dislodge and become snagged in the skin of a predator/attacker. Porcupines are able to regrow new quills to replace the old ones they lost. Do Porcupines Quills Grow Back? Of course, porcupines regrow dislodged quills; they…