Are baby porcupines born with quills?

As everyone else has mentioned, yes baby porcupines have quills, but they are soft at birth (being composed of keratinous tissue, which are modified hairs).

Here are some actual pictures of baby porcupines http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/hatchetweb/chapter12%20mohameda/images/babies.jpg

http://www.mazalien.nl/weblog/wp-content/_050428_babyporcupine.jpg

http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/porcubab.htm

http://hoglezoo.org/whatsnew.photos/2002.mar.10-1.jpg

The image linked to above by Mr. Know it All is actually baby hedgehogs, which are not related to porcupines.

2006-06-25 17:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋

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Are baby porcupines born with quills?

2015-08-06 08:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I remember the first time I saw a baby porcupine. I was vacationing in Door County, WI. I was walking down a road that went through a woods and I heard something rustling in a bush on the side of the road. I figured it was just a bunny or squirrel. I walked up to the bush to see what it was and a baby porcupine peeked its head out of the bush, looking up at me and cheeping. It was a big surprise because it was the first porcupine I ever saw, it was so cute! And it had quills alright.

2006-06-25 18:26:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Generally speaking, the hegdehog is a small spiney mammal (indeed it is Britain's only spiney mammal) which belongs to the group Erinaceus europaeus. The porcupine is a nocturnal (nighttime) animal from the rodent family, A porcupine is any of 23 species of rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae and Hystricidae porcupines have tails.

2016-03-22 17:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

they sure are...quills are just modified hair. They are actually quite soft when they are born. Mix that with the fact that they are covered with afterbirth, it's not as painful a birth as you would think for the mother.

2006-06-25 17:42:36 · answer #6 · answered by DebEgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, tiny ones, and it is imperative that the baby is born a certain direction. here is a picture of some fresh newborns: http://x20.xanga.com/a348167ac0c4818013545/b12990252.jpg

they're not soft either... tell me THOSE look soft to you

2006-06-25 17:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes. Their quills are actually just their fur/hair. When frightened, they spike up. Otherwise, you can pet them.

2006-06-25 17:39:35 · answer #8 · answered by tingaling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2015-08-04 09:14:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2006-06-25 22:57:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Are baby porcupines born with quills?

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