Why Porcupine Quills Go In Easily but Are Hard to Pull Out

A shorter version of this story appears at Nature News. In August of this year, Allison Noles rushed her bulldog Bella Mae to the vet. The dog’s face looked like a pincushion, with some 500 spines protruding from her face, paws and body. The internet is littered with such pictures, of Bella Mae and other […]

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Why Porcupine Quills Go In Easily but Are Hard to Pull Out

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