"DOUBLE P"

Porcupine (North American) - 4 Photos

Now to put this delicately as possible, the porcupine in the following photos, appears to have gone from an "A Cup" to a Double D, which would make this porcupine a female and a Double P, i.e. Pregnant Porcupine. :) 

(N.B. Photos were taken late May 2024.)

Photo #2 is a close up of Photo #1, which allows for a more detailed view.

She did appear in a previous blog, Porcupine Walk About - May 17, 2024, and at that time I did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Perhaps, I did not have the right close-up photos or perhaps, two weeks on much closer to giving birth. Perhaps her hormones have now really kicked in and she is now nursing her porcupette.

The sparse hair patches on her face are completely symmetrical. They could just be a result of winter coat shedding and rubbing or even perhaps, hormonal changes due to the pregnancy.

So fingers & paws crossed, we may have a new addition to the woodlands. It may be some time before there is any visual news but great things are worth waiting for.

PHOTO #1

PHOTO #2

PHOTO #3

PHOTO #4