Dr. Tim Bean

Yeah, Teddy's the best. I mean, what a great ambassador and such a sweetie. And of course, we were all like, when are we going to hear these noises?

Yeah, Teddy's the best. I mean, what a great ambassador and such a sweetie. And of course, we were all like, when are we going to hear these noises?

Forget the smell. If I can be out here listening for the smacks and the chomps and everything.

Forget the smell. If I can be out here listening for the smacks and the chomps and everything.

Forget the smell. If I can be out here listening for the smacks and the chomps and everything.

Yeah. He's a real esthete. Yeah. I think what's happening is those are the noises that a baby porcupine, called a porcupette, makes when it's nursing.

Yeah. He's a real esthete. Yeah. I think what's happening is those are the noises that a baby porcupine, called a porcupette, makes when it's nursing.

Yeah. He's a real esthete. Yeah. I think what's happening is those are the noises that a baby porcupine, called a porcupette, makes when it's nursing.

I think that what's happening is those noises are stimulating milk let down in the mom, which means they're stimulating the exact chemicals you're talking about, like serotonin and oxytocin. And so I think what's happening with Teddy is delayed adult, whatever. He just never lost that function from being a baby to being an adult, and he still makes those noises.

I think that what's happening is those noises are stimulating milk let down in the mom, which means they're stimulating the exact chemicals you're talking about, like serotonin and oxytocin. And so I think what's happening with Teddy is delayed adult, whatever. He just never lost that function from being a baby to being an adult, and he still makes those noises.

I think that what's happening is those noises are stimulating milk let down in the mom, which means they're stimulating the exact chemicals you're talking about, like serotonin and oxytocin. And so I think what's happening with Teddy is delayed adult, whatever. He just never lost that function from being a baby to being an adult, and he still makes those noises.

But we generally don't hear them in fully grown, wild adult porcupines as much as we would like to.

But we generally don't hear them in fully grown, wild adult porcupines as much as we would like to.

But we generally don't hear them in fully grown, wild adult porcupines as much as we would like to.

Yeah, let's do it.

Yeah, let's do it.

Yeah, let's do it.

It's mostly about avoiding them. So I don't think there are any animals that are good, at least for North American porcupines. I don't think there are any predators that are good at dealing with the spines. But mostly we talk about mountain lions and fishers. Mountain lions, it's like a cultural thing. So the mom will teach her children how to eat porcupines if they're going to do it.

It's mostly about avoiding them. So I don't think there are any animals that are good, at least for North American porcupines. I don't think there are any predators that are good at dealing with the spines. But mostly we talk about mountain lions and fishers. Mountain lions, it's like a cultural thing. So the mom will teach her children how to eat porcupines if they're going to do it.

It's mostly about avoiding them. So I don't think there are any animals that are good, at least for North American porcupines. I don't think there are any predators that are good at dealing with the spines. But mostly we talk about mountain lions and fishers. Mountain lions, it's like a cultural thing. So the mom will teach her children how to eat porcupines if they're going to do it.