Porcupines Will Ruin A Predator’s Life

[@al145]

There was a british naval ship called the "HMS Porcupine", and I don't remember the full story, but it was damaged and recycled into two smaller boats, and they named one "HMS Pork" and the other "HMS Pine"

[@LonnieLawless]

Haha! I learned that a few weeks ago on a radio program.

[@Carewolf]

Would have been cooler with an HMS Porky.

[@zachary9706]

“Before turning them over and eating them from their underbelly like a bowl of soup”. You’re so metal Danielle 😂😂

[@animalogic]

good soup

[@2ndlittlekingryan654]

Danger soup

[@abrahambastidas2136]

“Ah, but the porcupine pie”, sang Neil Diamond

[@erichtomanek4739]

@@animalogic I have read lions love eating porcupine.

[@extonjonas6820]

insert thats good soup meme

[@al145]

Imagine if they could actually shoot their quills like people used to think. That would be absolutely nuts.

[@leviroch]

Little fucking mammalian hydralisks... That's weirdly terrifying

[@balldalt]

Like the aliens in the movie Critters.

[@nunyabiznes33]

Porcupine used Pin Missile!

[@b1njjj95]

The movie SING really liked that idea. 🤣

[@adamhbrennan]

It would render them defenseless; a wall of pikes is deterrent enough. But yeah, that would be crazy…

[@all3ykat79]

it still amazes me that Danielle does all the sketches. it's very cool. her love for all animals is awesome.

[@flash-gz1hu]

I love Danielle's soothing voice and gentle inflections

[@microusb42069]

I seriously appreciate the dual units of measurements in the video.

[@AccidentalNinja]

If you used one of their quills for writing, it'd be a porcu-pen.

[@jackielinde7568]

I don't see the point of it.

[@el7284]

Take your like and get out.

[@al145]

Boooooooo, get out of here, dad

[@ferretappreciator]

@@jackielinde7568 you're not very sharp

[@blackpeter70]

Aw, jeez Dad, get off the computer!!!

[@fluffy100]

Love your work, they're so well produced and factual

[@animalogic]

Thank you!

[@id8461]

Like why MC hammer wrote can't touch this

[@idraote]

They can fall on your head... Great, now I will be adding "stabbed in the head by a porcupine I didn't even see" to the list of my nightmares... Thank you 🧐

[@leviroch]

Saying that. . . Weirdly entertaining nightmare. . . Like a game of DnD with a complete dickhole of a DM lol

[@ChrispyNut]

Sounds like a channel in the making. Idraote's fantastical nightmares.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

If you look up, it will land on your eyes and you'll never see again! Silver lining: If you're blind, maybe fewer nightmares?

[@SYH653]

Australia has drop bears; Central America has plummeting porcupines.

[@mikeylemunch5677]

I just have to say... Sometimes I feel a bit "off," but there are times your excitement make me laugh. Aside from the dopamine hit I get from learning, your joy gives me a similar happiness. Thank you for pursuing your passion and letting us join you.

[@JObama.]

*"Anythings huggable if you're brave enough"* - sun tzu, art of war

[@thepeff]

I don't know enough about Sun Tzu to dispute that

[@jawharz9759]

I definitely want to hear more about the Jaguarundi. I've never heard of this cat before 🤔

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Neither had my cousin, who moved with her husband to Costa Rica after retiring. She told me about seeing a strange, brown, short-legged cat in her yard. I told her it was likely a jaguarundi and she was very privileged to have seen one.

[@JohnSmith-mk1rj]

This is an excellent idea submission. This channel does a great job with cats of all sizes. Jaguarundi it is!

[@kiki4910]

Animals nobody likes Porcupine Poison dart frog Skunk Me...

[@debrabiderman4275]

@@kiki4910 I love skunks. I just don't mess with them. Nothing is cuter than watching a mama skunk rambling with her babies.

[@phreshking5747]

This

[@KingXOreo]

The risk/reward ratio for predators looking to eat these things seems absolutely not worth it.

[@sizanogreen9900]

the problem is that many don't know about the danger or are too hungry to care...

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Except for humans. Because spears.

[@calamityjean1525]

@@DinnerForkTongue Yes, some American Indians had a taboo against killing them if any other game was available because it was so easy and could be done with just a broken branch. Porcupines were desperation food, to be saved for eating when nothing else could be gotten.

[@Ninjaananas]

@@calamityjean1525 How funny. They are especially hard to eat for animals but too easy to hunt for humans.

[@kiki4910]

@@DinnerForkTongue get the shields my lord we attack tonight

[@jodiac]

Aww I kind wish they would go back to the times when we got to see Danielle’s drawings in far more detail!!!

[@DanGamingFan2406]

So cute, yet so deadly!

[@cefirodewinter9086]

You are talking about Danielle aren't you?

[@gaelangaudette9576]

@@cefirodewinter9086 She's deadly?

[@GameDesignerJDG]

I love porcupines. One lived under my shed for a short while. Lots of things lived under that shed for a little while.

[@97Corvi]

2:54 Now you will say:"Why Africa AND Italy ?" There was a popolazion of the european type in Italy, But It when locally extint during the Ice Age. Fast forward to ancient Rome. They started trading with the rest of the Mediterranean, and if there was something that they reeeally adored it was strange meats. Once they discovered porcupines in nord Africa, they liked them for they sweet taste. So the romans started to breed them in Italy, where some escaped and started to fill again the niche that the european version left ages ago !!!

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

Loving the hair, Danielle! And glad to see you hosting this one.

[@DreamDaddie]

I tried to have that as a hairstyle when I was really into Dragonball Z

[@ZeroYami]

"Aight what cut you want?" "You ever seen a procupine?" "I gotchu fam."

[@sonofsocrates9899]

Dr Robotnic is counting his blessing that all he is dealing with are hedgehogs and not porcupines.

[@la3615]

What ?

[@ShawnMadeInUSA]

@@la3615 sonic the hedgehog reference

[@internetexplorerchan2697]

I want a new Sonic character that based on porcupine so we could have a spiky trio (Sonic and Knuckles).

[@rjung_ch]

Your drawing skills are amazing, love this channel for all you show us. So lovely. Thanks!

[@victoriawilliams2786]

I love listening to porcupines "talk"! If you've never heard them I highly recommend looking them up on YT because its absolutely adorable. Thank-you to everyone involved in making this video, and channel, so educational and entertaining. I really enjoy Deneil. I like her voice, definitely her style, personality (that we get to see) and her intelligence. ✌😎🤘

[@Trance88]

Porcupines are one of my favorite animals, especially the Brazilian prehensile tailed ones. They're so cute with their big squishy pink noses.

[@Uniquenailsbybrie]

They make the cutest noises too!

[@yourlovelystepdad7521]

The artist always impressed me with their art in every video that's why i like this channel

[@kingvulturo]

I'm very happy you covered my spirit animal. I'm also amazed you didn't show any of the quilled dog pictures to remind folks that porcupines need to be left in peace.

[@frazlaz]

Danielle is looking healthier & happier in the past year or so.. not saying she didn't before but she is giving off happy vibes

[@FrontBrandon14]

Jesus, imagine hiking in the woods and 1 of them fell off a tree right on you 🦔

[@jerby1600]

i, i think thats a hedgehog emoji

[@FrontBrandon14]

@@jerby1600 it is

[@canadianperson4830]

Another great one Danielle! Keep up the great work folks!

[@hobosorcerer]

Offsetting your carbon footprint is nice, but when like 10 companies are responsible for over half the world's emissions you have to wonder who really needs to offset.

[@jackhazardous4008]

10 companies in 2 nations

[@evilcanofdrpepper]

so if there is a populous uprising we could theoretically like "remove" these companies from the world? or just like a politician who lies their way into power to pass this one bill before getting killed by the companies?

[@ericolens3]

Is it actually 10 COMPANIES? Or 10 industries? Can Exxon, BP, and Delta, and American Airlines be more impactful than the others in the same industry?

[@lonefire333]

@@ericolens3 yes. They own significantly more of the market share than their competitors.

[@mkatseal]

Surprised y'all didn't say anything about camouflage. So the way I find them is to look for ball moss that's moving in the trees. If they don't move, you basically can't tell them apart from that bromeliad.

[@edster8416]

I prefer the miniature version. Hedgehogs 🙃😬✌️

[@Nikki0417]

I know there's at least 1 porcupine species with a life expectancy of 40-50 years b/c, well, nothing wants to mess with it. Learning that made me decide porcupines were totally underrated. People imagine being lion's or birds if they could be an animal. Screw that, I'd be a porcupine.

[@kurtoogle4576]

The noises they make are amazing, and they can be pretty expressive. In the Saskatoon, SK zoo we often have one that has been somewhat domesticated, and you can briefly touch it if you are lucky. :)

[@womanofsubstance8735]

There is a porcupine named Teddy Bear who has his own YT channel, if he is still with us -- he is pretty old if he is still alive. He is hilarious, and is good for a chuckle.

[@tracybowling97]

I didn't know all these facts about Porcupines. I'm glad you guys decided to make an episode about them!

[@poppa1050]

Danielle, good to see you back in the mix 👍🏾 Plus, we love how your team is expanding

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Life can be a real prick sometimes

[@earthling_parth]

It's bringing a _prickle_ of problems for me 🥲

[@CyrusL]

These are so fun to watch the narrator is so enthusiastic about it

[@cintronproductions9430]

Fun fact: porcupines kinda sound like human babies.

[@kissit012]

So do river otters

[@pamelamays4186]

The porcupine. The mammal with a perpetual bad hair day. A group of porcupines is a prickle. That's adorable, and spot on.

[@looking8871]

now this is a sponsor I actually want to hear about

[@rajeealidao5296]

The edits are legendary paired with very soothing voice. Very informative video. Love it

[@animalogic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@diamador4471]

My dogs once tried to chase and play with a tree porcupine, we ended up having to pick spikes out of their mouths and noses. It was scary at the time but they were fine lol.

[@DonnyGossett-nz8rp]

I love your cheerful voice and your knowledge that helps me to learn and relearn about one of my favorite subjects, wildlife. Thank you.

[@eliforeal5261]

I thought that was a mistake when you said Crested Porcupine lived in Italy but turns out, *I* was wrong! They do indeed!

[@brodyharris7843]

Hey awesome video! One thing though, you included the island of Newfoundland in the range map but there are actually none here. The island is actually missing quite a few mammals which are common on the North American mainland such as deer, skunks, raccoons, and ground squirrels!

[@vaguewint]

i love this channel so much! its so factual and fun to watch :D thank you for the good content!

[@saramartinez3142]

I'd actually love to learn more about their natural antibiotic as this seems to be a response to their quill growth

[@waranontwiwaha9385]

Funny thing is that Cavimorpha which new world porcupine is part of is closest in relation with old world porcupine than the rest of rodents. So, New world porcupines are still quite closely related to old world porcupine than say rats and squirrels, but they evolves the spikes independently from eachother.

[@Ilix42]

I've heard chinchillas roll in groups up to 100 in nature. That would be a cute scene for a video. :D

[@cobralyoner]

just wanted to say you look great Danielle (:

[@robinmitchell5627]

Many of us watch to see you as much as the content. You are so charming and entertaining.

[@wdwerker]

Watching porcupines mating at a wildlife center in Oregon was hilarious! Several mothers were trying to cover kids eyes and lead them away. One little boy wasn’t having any of that and eluded capture. Probably should have just made it a teaching opportunity. Crowd was laughing and cheering for the porcupines and boy !

[@cdk1016]

I love this show! I could watch the beautiful Danielle DuFault talk about these beautiful creatures all day long! 😀

[@urbanwarchief]

Truly a respected creature

[@yoboi691]

The porcupines in Hagerman Idaho get a considerable size too

[@yishaqdavid2029]

I wish you would do an episode on the local Paw Paw fruit. The only true tropical-like fruit natural to Canada. Grows only at the very tip of Southern Ontario and around Niagra falls. (and throughout the Ohio valley but that's not Canada lol) It tastes so insanely good I don't understand how its not farmed on mass. It tastes like mixing mango, banana, papaya, and a splash of citrus.

[@danielschechter8130]

I had a hiking guide who thought that porcupines could throw their quills. We saw one on the trail (in a dozen years of hiking, I've only seen three or four) and I had to disabuse her of that notion before she would walk past it. I still have a picture of the critter buried in my picture folders somewhere. But I never knew that they stab themselves! A creature so dangerous that it has to be afraid of itself. 😳

[@vrenfield]

I'm sorry but after looking at that thumbnail I thought "looks like he would ruin someone's day just by being there", which I mean in the nicest way possible AND can relate to. It's just the thumbnail one tho, otherwise they're fine /light humor

[@belgeymalabags4986]

who can resist the cuteness of this cutie? Huhuhu

[@tatsusama3192]

. . . Why hasn't this been made into a Pokémon yet?!

[@tehgendo]

it could have iron barbs as its ability.

[@JasonB808]

They do, but they are called Pokey-mon instead.

[@tatsusama3192]

@@JasonB808 . . . Reported

[@camouflage2342]

Cyndaquill

[@vulpesvelox03]

My dad and I saw one at a museum/sanctuary hybrid and it stood on it's back legs and shook his coat. 🥺🥺 He was a handsome prickle bush

[@Dylan-vd6rz]

Since new world and old world porcupines arent closely related both lineages developed quills independently as convergent evolution?

[@ninefingerjack]

This channel is the real life embodiment of strange wilderness. Give them all the views!

[@nyan2317]

"Name something that follows the word Pork" " *CUPINE* "

[@musamaturah4693]

It’s been a while since you guys popped up on my page ❤️😫

[@MarkWTK]

they upload every saturday :)

[@ChrispyNut]

That means you're due a binge. Jealous!

[@animalogic]

Thanks for watching!

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

Ok

[@temptemp4174]

How tf did you lose so much weight? Tell me please

[@zandersorc]

PLEASE do a video about the Takin.

[@AsheeBree]

btw Danielle, you are looking amazing.

[@touremuhammad5983]

I’m pretty sure Cape Porcupines are the largest porcupines not Crested porcupines, & that beaver in the video was actually a Nutria.

[@saijunki]

the frosty tips game is strong in this video!!

[@captainalso3649]

that was undoubtedly one of the best and worst thumbnails you could put on a video, had no idea what the fuck I was looking at and clicked out of sheer curiosity and fear

[@baikia777]

If anyone has never seen the video of a porcupine eating a pumpkin, you better look it up. They make the most adorable sound.

[@Sameeer_Saker]

Loved the video, I didn't knew a thing about new world porcupines. Also, Danielle's hair looks amazing.

[@epauletshark3793]

I found a porcupine while backpacking in the woods. Pretty cool.

[@uiZr138b]

Yes, such a great Program and a wonderful host. Please keep IT up, there are so many animals to wonder about 🤓

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Love ❤️ your hair as much as the quills from the porcupine.

[@angelacraw2907]

A wonderful show and full of great information.

[@jac7236]

That one porcupine looks like it does hard drugs

[@triceratopsdude7710]

I LOVE your videos!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ And I would LOVE to see an episode about elephants!!! 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘 They’ve been my favorite animals since I was a toddler, and it would be AWESOME if you dedicated an episode to these mighty, magnificent, intelligent and endangered giants!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Cree and Ojibwa looked at the porcupine as a gift from the heavens. Easy to catch and delicious to eat.

[@sherrykumar2883]

Absolutely adorable 🥰

[@torIIgo]

Love the Homeward Bound ref, hun!😂😂

[@saltdaemon4453]

It would be AWESOME to have a direct link from your ever expanding collection of drawings you open your shows with. Like I would totally click on whatever is directly below the panda just to see what it actually is;)

[@CronicasVideojogos]

5:28 Yeah, that's why in Portugal we call them "porco-espinho" which literally means "pig-thorn".

[@MC-wh3xm]

Love the art

[@PandoraFoxxBurlesque]

The second-cutest ouch-potato 🦔 I'd love to see a video on hedgehogs! Fun fact: baby hedgehogs (hoglets) loose their baby quills in the same way humans loose their baby teeth. They're born with softer spikes that gradually fall out as hog is growing and coming back well spikey. It's called quilling and makes them really grumpy - just like babies teething. I'm parent to a pygmy hog and live in the UK where we're so inconsiderate we've pushed wild ones to extinction 😔

[@meuri4]

This video was great. My son asks if you can do one on dragonflies, aardvarks, or skunks?

[@Subparanon]

05:28 "I've kissed the lips that kissed your!" 08:25 "He knocked the highlights out of her hair!!!!"

[@bazzboda4785]

Polypterids or Painted Dogs would be great.

[@vspec17]

Your glam-rock homage was pretty darn good.

[@YeaItsMeMatt89]

These puns never get old 🤣

[@NeuroticPixieSlasher]

This Wren business sounds like the eco version of a Catholic indulgence ) not hating - just found it amusing

[@biskmater1]

Yeah, seems fairly meaningless when large corporations are responsible for by far the largest greenhouse emissions.

[@ChrispyNut]

Yes, of course "I was wondering" about mating. Figured the answer was what it ended up being, but I hoped it would be something more interesting. Porcupets is a suitably adorable name. Gotta show my appreciation for Danielle's awesome hair. Such effort, much appreciation.

[@sheldondillon]

We, as native canadian people use the hair and quills of porcupines to decorate our dance regalia. Beautiful, chrck out a pow wow some time and you ll see for yourself

[@TheHighlander2024]

Great job as usual, Danielle! 🙂😎

[@sysbofh]

I remember someone telling me how to get those quills out: You don t pull them straight out - you twist them, while gently pulling. Mind, it's still quite painful - but better than just pulling.

[@buddyduddyful]

Nature is weird, but that's what makes it so fascinating.

[@Weirdoid]

If what I read was right, fishers rarely flip live porcupines, they are more likely to bite the face until they bleed to death.

[@Skull-in-the-house]

Danielle's videos are my favorite 😃 She is so COOL

[@dreddbolt]

Aw, shoot. I can remember when I was just a kid, my ma had saved some porcupine quills.

[@Fayanora]

"Don't touch the danger fuzz" That's what *she* said!