We are talking about the flu here not small pox. Make no mistake, when it comes to the flu, itâs a money driven game! The verdict is out on flu shots. Many medical experts now agree it is more important to protect yourself and your family from the flu vaccine than the flu itself. Letâs take a look at the reasons behind this verdict: 1.) There is a total lack of real evidence that young children even benefit from flu shots.
Tom Brakefield/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Porcupine babies are born more developed than the babies of many other types of rodents, mostly because porcupines tend to have one baby at a time instead of litters, and they carry the babies for up to seven months before delivery. But the babies still need their moms, and they sometimes stay with them for up to a year.
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) Quick Facts Porcupines can NOT throw their quills. Porcupine vision is poor, but they have an excellent sense of smell. Porcupines make shrill screeches, whines, and low grunts. Porcupines are vegetarians, and they eat a large variety of plants, shrubs and trees.Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.. Porcupines are not territorial, and their home range may be as large as 200 acres.When we are lucky enough to spot most mammals, its usually as they are running away.orcupines are vegetarians, and they eat a large variety of plants, shrubs and trees. Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.. Porcupines are not territorial, and their home range may be as large as 200 acres. When we are lucky enough to spot most mammals, its usually as they are running away.