A baby Porcupine getting his lunch. This tinytot and two siblings were orphaned during the devastating fires we had in March. They will stay with my friend, who rehabilitates wild animals, for at least another 6 months.
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
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one thing that i always wondered about is, if they grew up being fed, then releasing them into the wild, will they be safe and will they survive? i know you can't have them as pets, but still. it is a nice cause though to help them out, your friend is commendable.
@summerfield I asked the same question today. Because there are 3 of them they will imprint on one another and not on the human. If it was a single offspring then it's a totally different story. These three are expected to be able to look after themselves in the wild. They will be moved to a larger enclosure later this month and a few months later will have access to an unenclosed area, but will still come back for food if they want. Eventually they will go off and make a new life for themselves.
@aglennc Anita, these youngsters are around 9 or 10 months old and believe me those quills are already serious weapons! As far as I understand their quills begin to harden within a few weeks of birth.
That is way too cute.
It's wonderful that they are being cared for after losing their mom.