Dr. Tim Bean

Well, they're nocturnal. So I think that's like an issue with zoos in general for porcupines is they're probably just sleepy.

Well, they're nocturnal. So I think that's like an issue with zoos in general for porcupines is they're probably just sleepy.

Well, they're nocturnal. So I think that's like an issue with zoos in general for porcupines is they're probably just sleepy.

Yeah, it's sort of a mix. I have not seen them socializing with other forest creatures. But, you know, I mean, the mom is with her porcupette for plus months, and they are, you know, she's teaching them, like, here's how you climb a tree, and these are the preferred foods that we like to eat. And then there are certain situations where they will hang out together.

Yeah, it's sort of a mix. I have not seen them socializing with other forest creatures. But, you know, I mean, the mom is with her porcupette for plus months, and they are, you know, she's teaching them, like, here's how you climb a tree, and these are the preferred foods that we like to eat. And then there are certain situations where they will hang out together.

Yeah, it's sort of a mix. I have not seen them socializing with other forest creatures. But, you know, I mean, the mom is with her porcupette for plus months, and they are, you know, she's teaching them, like, here's how you climb a tree, and these are the preferred foods that we like to eat. And then there are certain situations where they will hang out together.

Whether it's in places like California where they're sharing those willow patches or in places where it's snowy and cold and they'll share a den with each other. But they seem, I think, I would say generally kind of indifferent to one another if they're not aggressively defending a territory. Yeah.

Whether it's in places like California where they're sharing those willow patches or in places where it's snowy and cold and they'll share a den with each other. But they seem, I think, I would say generally kind of indifferent to one another if they're not aggressively defending a territory. Yeah.

Whether it's in places like California where they're sharing those willow patches or in places where it's snowy and cold and they'll share a den with each other. But they seem, I think, I would say generally kind of indifferent to one another if they're not aggressively defending a territory. Yeah.

I think in most places it's like rock piles or downed trees or like hollow living trees or standing dead hollow trees. And so that's a really important part of porcupine ecology is in places in winter where they need a den, like But that could be a really limiting factor for porcupines is not having enough dens or enough shelter.

I think in most places it's like rock piles or downed trees or like hollow living trees or standing dead hollow trees. And so that's a really important part of porcupine ecology is in places in winter where they need a den, like But that could be a really limiting factor for porcupines is not having enough dens or enough shelter.

I think in most places it's like rock piles or downed trees or like hollow living trees or standing dead hollow trees. And so that's a really important part of porcupine ecology is in places in winter where they need a den, like But that could be a really limiting factor for porcupines is not having enough dens or enough shelter.

In California, in this dune system, they were in these burrows in the dunes. We didn't witness it, but it really seemed like they were the ones that were digging out these burrows in the sand and maintaining them themselves.

In California, in this dune system, they were in these burrows in the dunes. We didn't witness it, but it really seemed like they were the ones that were digging out these burrows in the sand and maintaining them themselves.

In California, in this dune system, they were in these burrows in the dunes. We didn't witness it, but it really seemed like they were the ones that were digging out these burrows in the sand and maintaining them themselves.

And Oldest Rose, again, I just keep coming back to him. His book is so wonderful, but he was talking to a summer camp owner, and the summer camp owner was like, why do only the boys' cabins have porcupine damage on them?

And Oldest Rose, again, I just keep coming back to him. His book is so wonderful, but he was talking to a summer camp owner, and the summer camp owner was like, why do only the boys' cabins have porcupine damage on them?

And Oldest Rose, again, I just keep coming back to him. His book is so wonderful, but he was talking to a summer camp owner, and the summer camp owner was like, why do only the boys' cabins have porcupine damage on them?

And Oldest Rose is like, because boys are peeing on their cabins. Wow. So all vertebrates need to maintain a one-to-one ratio of potassium to sodium. It's critical. Potassium and sodium ions are used in nerve and muscle cell function. And a lot of herbivores, plants, tend to be really high in potassium. And so herbivores...

And Oldest Rose is like, because boys are peeing on their cabins. Wow. So all vertebrates need to maintain a one-to-one ratio of potassium to sodium. It's critical. Potassium and sodium ions are used in nerve and muscle cell function. And a lot of herbivores, plants, tend to be really high in potassium. And so herbivores...