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when it found its mouth filled with razor-

sharp quills.

Now porcupines aren't mean; they're just

extremely dangerous! A porcupine doesn’t

really try to hurt anyone, but just about

everyone fears its dangerous “armor.” The

porcupine doesn’t actually shoot its quills,

but its lightning-quick tail moves so fast it

loos as though the quills fly through the air.

Hook-like barbs at the tip of each quill make

them even more dangerous. When a quill

enters the flesh of an animal, the barbs

expand, making the quill very hard to pull

out. If not removed, the quill works itself

deeper and deeper. In some cases, the quill

may work its way so deep that it comes out

the other side.

No one ever wants to hug or pet a por-

cupine. No one hopes to cuddle a porcupine,

and nobody ever dreams of snuggling up next

to one! Now it's not because porcupines are