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Porcupines have natural predators.

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Is it true that Porcupines have natural predators?

Yes. A reference work on southwestern mammals states that mountain lions and fishers are known to kill porcupines, and a prairie occupancy study names the mountain lion as the porcupine's likeliest predator. Other sources describe porcupine quills as defenses against predators without naming them.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 7
Porcupine
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Porcupine. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine

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Porcupines on the prairie: how do vegetation, cover, and predators influence occupancy?
2025
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Stutzman, J., Shamon, H., McShea, W. J., & Holbrook, J. D. (2025). Porcupines on the prairie: how do vegetation, cover, and predators influence occupancy?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0164

Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/North American Porcupine
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Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/North American Porcupine. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/North_American_Porcupine

Flower-fruit dynamics, visitor-predator patterns and chemical preferences in the tropical bamboo, Melocanna baccifera
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Flower-fruit dynamics, visitor-predator patterns and chemical preferences in the tropical bamboo, Melocanna baccifera. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277341

How might early hominids have defended themselves against large predators and food competitors?
1980
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How might early hominids have defended themselves against large predators and food competitors?. (1980). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2484(80)90066-4

Mammals of the Southwest Mountains and Mesas
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Mammals of the Southwest Mountains and Mesas. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50822

Farmers’ perceptions of the impacts of human– wildlife conflict on their livelihood and natural resource management efforts in Cheha Woreda of Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia
2017
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Mojo, D., Rothschuh, J., & Alebachew, M. (2017). Farmers’ perceptions of the impacts of human– wildlife conflict on their livelihood and natural resource management efforts in Cheha Woreda of Guraghe Zone, Ethiopia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26077/eqph-5w63

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