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Did you know a baby #porcupine is called a porcupette? These cute critters have soft hair mixed with barbed quills that stick up when they feel threatened to deter predators. Porcupines sleep in trees and feed on the inner bark, twigs and leaves. They live to be 5-6 years old and have one or two young, which are born with soft quills that harden within an hour. Photo courtesy of #California Department of Fish and #Wildlife.

A photo posted by U.S. Department of the Interior (@usinterior) on May 31, 2016 at 8:23am PDT

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photo by @joelsartore | This albino #porcupine was hit by a car near Halsey, #Nebraska, last summer. After dragging herself to the side of the road, she was picked up by a biologist and was transferred to @newildliferehab for emergency care. She suffered broken bones, teeth and internal bleeding with bruising over most of her body. Her wounds required over three months of intensive care at the start of her rehabilitation. Now, after more than 9 months in care, she has healed, although permanent damage to her teeth will prevent her release back into the wild. This majestic porcupine is symbolic of the impact cars and people can have on wildlife. She is also #rare – albinism occurs in less than one in every 50,000 North American porcupines in the wild. Nebraska Wildlife Rehab (NWRI) rescues and rehabilitates native wildlife for its return to the wild and educates people everywhere about the importance of wild animals and wild spaces and how to live in harmony with wildlife. #photoark #wildlife #porcupine #albinism #nature #wild #photooftheday

A photo posted by National Geographic (@natgeo) on Mar 21, 2016 at 8:08am PDT

the third and final reason to root for the baltimore ravens on sunday

if teddy bear is wrong, i don't want to be right.

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wanna see a grown one? i didn't know they PLAYED.
this talking one doesn't seem real, but i think it IS.