Elevator7009@kbin.run to Humanity Fuck Yeah!@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHumans will pet anythingkbin.runimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareDavel23@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 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-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 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!