{"id":605368,"date":"2026-06-09T12:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=605368"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:39:01","slug":"they-had-to-remove-this-porcupines-quills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/they-had-to-remove-this-porcupines-quills\/","title":{"rendered":"They Had to Remove This Porcupine&#8217;s Quills!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6P4Lt-SIUFU?si=R6RfOKRBYUaf6QWn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone is pulling out this porcupine\u2019s quills! Don\u2019t porcupines need their quills to protect themselves? 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But if something goes wrong and a bird or mammal needs help, the kind staff at WILDNorth is on the case. 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