Meet the World's Largest Porcupine

The African crested porcupine is the largest porcupine on Earth. With a tuft of quills on its head that would make any rock star jealous, this rodent can be found in rocky habitats stretching from Italy to Sub-Saharan Africa. Due to rapid urbanization, it is living in increasing proximity to humans, and farmers see it as an agricultural pest. Can this prickly porcupine last?
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[@andyfrederick2056]

Whenever something is shown in a video or a photo, and is described as the biggest or smallest, it's good to provide a way for people to judge scale. I don't know if this porcupine is the size of a cow or a pit bull or a raccoon or what.

[@devoncogan5156]

You can kind of tell from the food. I don't think lemons and broccoli are basketball sized.

[@papanurgle8393]

There's a broccoli for scale.

[@14isoldenough]

I want to see it next to a human

[@chilibombluke]

“This is piss” is the greatest way to start a video ever

[@choppa3450]

lmao had me dying

[@reesemorgan2259]

Ha ha! I have refreshed the page 3 times now to hear it. Laughing like a nutter now.

[@certified_l0ser]

lol

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

Have you ever heard of accents?

[@indrachepe8044]

what his conditioner?

[@james_obrenski1825]

0:01 "This is piss"

[@Addgcc]

"This is piss..."

[@sparkledog9066]

Lol, I fucking love your icon.

[@gavroshtheswift9959]

Dude, porcupines are like, not in danger of extinction

[@theouterlimits7788]

They took everything else; now they take animals in pretence of safety and conservation while they themselves kill this animals. Hypocrisy at its finest.

[@chriscurtis1184]

"...and as urban land rapidly shrinks..."
I'm pretty sure the shrinkage of urban land is not a threat to the porcupine. At first I thought this was a mistake, but it goes on to say that as the urban land shrinks they come into more contact with farmers, which suggests they meant what they said. Sure, farmers may be a threat to porcupines, but I highly doubt that greater urbanization is going to be somehow beneficial. I don't know what the realities are with regard to the plight of this porcupine, but I do know that the message in the video above is all emotive with gibberish for substance.

[@erebusagarista8031]

Sorry but I live in South Africa and it is true. These porcupines are hit by cars and killed, dogs attack them, there's less and less food for them because there's so little room for them to live so they're coming down to forage for food in our living areas now and they're getting killed. I've seen quite a few living in the storm water drains instead of digging burrows in the ground.. This never happened in the past. It's happening with caracals and babboons and other animals too with terrible consequences.

[@jorgenolson2477]

Super late reply I know but she says 'open land' not urban.

[@karmathegiant]

He is beautiful.

[@lewelstamp]

Bringing awareness...but in an uninteresting visual manner. Also, there was no scale to indicate the animal's size.

[@adamnealon773]

lewelstamp the food

[@ilijazz]

lewelstamp the broccoli is a pretty awesome scale, everyone know how big a rose of a broccoli is

[@ratman7795]

lewelstamp thanks Steve thats very true

[@palomaharper2810]

This piano tune is from the Truman Show

[@drunkenboxer123456]

It’s adorable

[@Trund27]

Beautiful!

[@markieboy4377]

cutie

[@picassomarble5643]

took the word right out of my thumbs ^ ^

[@laide5497]

Oh hell naw

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

Pierce. Clever.

[@certified_l0ser]

very beautiful

[@bettermebetterlife8975]

Shame it's called African. It's also widespread in Italy.

[@7camscdan249]

I seen a leopard destroy one of these bad boys one on one.. It took a while but the leopard was relentless..

[@janicetaylor2333]

Africa's population is growing and growing so agriculture is going to take over and these beautiful creatures along with many others will be killed off. To make way for humans! Like the planet needs more people! It makes me sick.

[@gamilive]

I honestly believe that this is one of the best channels on youtube! Great job.

[@TruthOldSchoolStyle]

Why would they name it Piss?

[@duckio2285]

Make it sound like Africa is being transformed into a giant city. There is always going to be space for them as long as no one starts a sport to hunt porcupines.

[@terencecjsmith6521]

The indigenous Africans eat them in Southern Africa. I spoke with a guy who claims it's some of the best meat.

[@breearuffo9214]

He’s so interesting 🤔 his name fits but dang his quills so like they make him uncomfortable

[@nathant7437]

Again, humans prove to be the number one enemy for all living creatures, especially their own.

[@the_rohan_khan]

From Last Few Days I Am Working On My Mine when I Climb up The Highest Place Of The Mountain I saw Their Is A Very Big Hole In The Mountain When i Look Down To That Hole I saw A Very Large And A Big Porcupine Inside That Hole Its Almost The Size Of Cow or More Bigger But Trust Me I was So Scareed And My Foot Took Me Back Few Step I cant Belive On my Eyes i Was In Shocked That Time I Try To Look Back But That Time The Porcupine Was Not Their Guide Me some One What am I Do Infact I Cant Belive On my Eyes

[@IChangeMyName]

I believe you.. It was a gigantic cow sized porcupine that lives underground in a mountain/ cave? That’s really cool.. I’m willing to believe 🙂

[@loyaldangerous4370]

awesome...

[@vinishshetty8055]

The only solution for conservation is domestication, If you have an effective domestication program that can replenish wild populations when needed you have effectively protected that species form extiction.

[@starhill6792]

Buuut he is sooo cuuuuuuuuuuute.

[@fossilftw]

You wont be saying that after those spike things get stuck in you ;-; i have a injury for a month

[@fossilftw]

@Tom's FishSticks no its just ptsd

[@starzgonzales4358]

More like Pokeyouspikes!

[@LandYall]

I thought she said piss lol😂

[@divyanimse718]

Wowww

[@psapenguin8921]

this is pi

[@sandman45]

This came out on the same day as the presidential debate, coincidence?

[@strubbleler]

the illuminati is always watching

[@DietPepsi-dh8kt]

My brother saw that size porcupine in the place where we live... we are pretty scared now.

[@matycee]

who gets to decide on the absolutely dumb, misplaced soundtrack? Too loud, too distracting and too overplayed everywhere else on the web. Had to turn off the sound.

[@ryancross_thestrangeone8243]

matycee The music makes the video depressing and overpowers it too. The music doesn’t go well with the video.

[@candidomedina4045]

whats the piano background song

[@rahmanshaik9909]

Who names there pet *piss*

[@manzipe]

00

[@kathleenclark1866]

He's gorgeous

[@juliusbernotas]

That's a nice name.

[@skizzyomar5036]

Its high noon

[@BSRINUSRINU-yk7uz]

snnun

[@fossilftw]

ONE OF THESE WERE IN OUR BACKWARD

[@fossilftw]

IT WAS TERRIFYING :_:

[@Durka-Durka]

You live in Africa? That IS terrifying! ; )

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

:37
"...eating roots, bulbs, and *crumps*..."
wtf is a crump?

[@snxc1627]

She said crops

[@gewibit7919]

Lol