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5 photos of porcupettes so cute you will want to cuddle with them

9/30/2012

No one can resist a baby animal with a Mohawk. And while Stempu and Noko will be dangerous critters once their quills harden and sharpen, for the moment they're just spikily adorable. The two baby African Crested Porcupines, or porcupettes, were born three days apart earlier this month at Chester Zoo in England to proud parents Roxie and Nungu, who had to turn them over to zoo vets briefly for a routine checkup. Both were pronounced "very healthy indeed" by keeper Chris Grindle, who added that the zoo is "extremely pleased with them – as are our visitors judging by their reactions."

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