Elevator7009 to Humanity Fuck Yeah!@lemmy.world • 5 months agoHumans will pet anythingi.kym-cdn.comimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down113file-text
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minus-squareDavel23linkfedilink5•5 months agoNow that I think about it, there was also a porcupine at the event with the armadillo. As long as you pet in the direction the quills lay, you’re fine. Pet the other way… well, I didn’t try it but I don’t think the outcome would be very comfortable.
minus-square@Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoAbsolutely! I also learned that they can’t shoot/fling their quills out, which I thought they could do for most of my life!
Now that I think about it, there was also a porcupine at the event with the armadillo. As long as you pet in the direction the quills lay, you’re fine. Pet the other way… well, I didn’t try it but I don’t think the outcome would be very comfortable.
Absolutely! I also learned that they can’t shoot/fling their quills out, which I thought they could do for most of my life!