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Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Wildlife authorities in Tennessee were called out to rescue an unusual escaped pet: a porcupine. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said officials responded to a report of an exotic animal on the loose in Knoxville and arrived to find the purported prickly perpetrator was an escaped porcupine.

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TWRA rescues escaped pet porcupine near Knoxville

The TWRA shared photos of the porcupine on it’s social media, sharing that it was recently captured near Knoxville. A spokesperson for the TWRA said the prickly pet was found at

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TWRA finds escaped pet porcupine in Knoxville, takes it to Young Williams Animal Center

The porcupine had escaped from its enclosure and was found on Wednesday by TWRA officers, who then took it to Young Williams Animal Center.

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What does a porcupine’s snoot feel like? This zoo has the answer

This little snoot is very squishable. Rico is an 8-year-old male Brazilian porcupine and resident of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Ohio. He’s also a bit of a social media star ...

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Porcupine munches on corn at Cincinnati Zoo

Footage released by the zoo shows Rico chowing down on corn, being gently pet, and curiously sniffing the camera. “Happy 8th Birthday to Rico the porcupine,” the zoo wrote, “Contrary to ...

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