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.
The length of this stage varies with the position and size of the baby and your ability to push with the contractions. For first-time mothers the average length of pushing is one-to-two hours. In some instances, pushing can last longer than two hours if mother and baby are tolerating it.
Labour moves forward in three clear stages: 1  First stage: when contractions gradually open up the cervix, which is the neck of your womb (uterus). It consists of early labour, active labour, and the transitional phase. 2  Second stage: when you push your baby out into the world. 3  Third stage: when you deliver the placenta.