In the high altitude of the Telluride (Colorado) mountains lives Snickers. Snickers is a wild Porcupine who has learned that looking cute equals goodies. He gently waddles up to skiers, paws out, sniffing. I had a cookie saved from lunch. He picked up the reaching for goodies body language and waddled to me immediately, he sat up and put his front paws on my knee. For a second I thought he was climbing my leg! My mind is trying to figure how to hug a Porcupine? I had to stand unable to move while he sat on my ski and ate it. Thats where he moved just after this. Very memorable way to see the first porcupine of my life. Thanks to Joe for these photos. I never saw the sign on the lift NOT to feed him. I have a feeling he is already imprinted by humans. Hes a regular and its the locals that have named him. And he looks like he's had a lot of cookies, etc........
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