Slow motion of Valentina eating a banana. The sounds…😂 Porcupine quills are a wonder of nature! Each porcupine has approximately 30,000 of these protective miracle needles. Though a porcupine can’t shoot their quills, they still should not be messed with. The quills are hollow, which helps porcupines float in water. They are excellent swimmers. Quills will migrate 1 mm per hour when they make contact with a potential threat. If not removed, they will continue to work their way through whatever