2007-02-11 05:33:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Porcupines have an elaborate ritual before sex but when it comes to the deed itself, both animals relax their quills which flatten out and the male mounts the female from behind - as most mammals do. The male is in no danger of being speared by the quills which do not get in the way.
They, and hedgehogs, are placental mammals not monotremes and do not lay eggs. Echidnas, spiny anteaters, are monotremes and do lay eggs after having sex with the same caution as the porcupines and hedgehogs.
2007-02-11 06:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about porcupines, however they have less of their body covered in spined compared to hedgehogs, so probably easier for them and I would guess a similar method.
Hedgehogs to actually go doggy style, the make hedgehog has a very long penius in proportion to its size which kind of goes under where the spines end.
2007-02-14 21:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think that is a prickly bit of a do. You want to see a tom cats thingy. Make ya eyes water. Glad I'm not a cat.
2007-02-11 05:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carefully.
2007-02-11 05:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they don't.
hedgehogs do it with other hedgehogs and porcupines do it with other porcupines.
2007-02-13 01:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for actuall amazement. they are the only few animals in the kingdom that dont do it doggy style or else they wont get hert. But most likely its a lay the egg thing like marsupials
2007-02-11 06:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by mikey b 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Very carefully.
2007-02-11 05:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Like to answer this question but it's.......bit of a prickly subject!!!
2007-02-11 05:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well they both have bald bellies and very very carefully
2007-02-12 06:00:17 · answer #9 · answered by dottydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋