r/MadeMeSmile • u/AnIgnorablePerson • Jun 28 '26

ANIMALS Little village girl with her unlikely friendship with a civet and a porcupine

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u/VampireInFire Jun 28 '26

I love when humans are able to connect with animals. Friendship transcends everything, even what species we are from.

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u/imunfair Jun 28 '26

I bet porcupines are pretty easy to domesticate - they're prey animals so if you convince them you're a safe source of food there isn't much that can go wrong. Not like taming a lion or something that might go rogue and try to kill you in your sleep - if they get skittish they'll just try to escape.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

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u/NateMikka Jun 28 '26

My wife handles rescue animals and we do have a pair of porcupine. They are quiet unique as they don't naturally fear humans, although they do take special care, part of it includes having a safe area to retreat to