Porcupines protect themselves with the spiny quills on their backs, and are members of the rodent family. Their enemies are coyotes and cougars.
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Porcupine have many enemies in the wild. Mainly Fishers( a type of large Weasel), but also Bobcats, Lynx and Wolves.
The spines help a porcupine to survive as it makes it difficult for another animal to eat it or attack it
The porcupine protects itself from enemies by using the long, sharp quills on its back. It does not actually throw them, but pushes them into another animal to discourage it.
Only animals that are larger than it that try to eat them. However, its quills protect it.
Obviously not the spiny porcupine! Although it's related to rats and mice and does have fur, the porcupine also has another reason for its specialties. It has spiky quills to protect if from enemies.
Due to the large quills that protrude from a porcupine's back there are very few predators that are willing to attack them. Some animals, however, have worked out that the stomach of the porcupine has no quills and there work at flipping them on their back to eat them. These animals are Fishers, bobcats and cougars.
Lions worst Enemies are Porcupine there Quills are very dangerous for the lions mouth and face , 2nd Group of Hyena's , 3rd Elephants ,4th, Rihnoserus,5th Hippopotamus, Crocodile's, and Cape Buffalo's
Porcupines have sharp spines on their back which will harm predators if they touch them. Porcupines also can blend in with its natural surroundings.
The porcupine protects itself from enemies by using the long, sharp quills on its back. It does not actually throw them, but pushes them into another animal to discourage it.
A baby porcupine is called a baby porcupine