Coyote Peterson is in Costa Rica. He is at Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary. He is going to meet a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine. Its name is Bud. His favorite food is avocado and nuts. Whenever the porcupine eats an avocado or a nut instead of a squirrel shoving the nut into its mouth the porcupine takes a little bite each time.
The porcupine stays up in trees most of the time. And he comes out only when it's getting night. The porcupine is a baby. Coyote Peterson said the porcupine can grow to be five and a half pounds. He also said the Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is very common in Costa Rica. He also said porcupines can't actually shoot their quills. Let's say a dog comes and tries to eat or play with it. The dog actually hast to get close to the porcupine's rump and disturb the guard hairs. Let's say I put my nose close up to the porcupine. It thrust its rump, and you get a big hand full of quills stuck to you. I would never want quills stuck to me at all.
Coyote Peterson said if you get a hand full of quills. The quills actually get deeper and deeper into your skin over time. That sounds very scary to me.
I love the porcupine's name, Bud. Bud is so cute.
Here is a picture of a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine.
