Porcupines are the punk rockers of the animal kingdom, walking around with their spiky attitude and zero tolerance for anyone who gets too close. These walking pincushions have been perfecting their "don't mess with me" vibe for millions of years, but even the spikiest creatures start out small. What is a baby porcupine called?
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Correct Answer: Porcupette
(Source)You can almost hear the zoologist who first coined the term "porcupette" giggling while writing it down in their field notes. Somehow these tiny little creatures are both completely helpless and well-armed at birth. Porcupettes are born with quills all over, but they're still soft and flexible for a few hours (otherwise childbirth would be a nightmare). Babies are ready to face the world and tell predators to back off relatively quickly, cute name be damned.
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