1 There are about 30,000 quills on the body of a porcupine. 2  When porcupines shake their body, the quills fall. 3  These are collected and then adorned by many African tribes as ornaments. 4  They are believed to bring good-luck.nteresting And Fun Facts About Porcupine. 1  Porcupines are the third largest rodents in the world, followed by the capybara and the beaver. 2  Porcupines are native to southern Asia, North America, South America and Africa.
The meniscus tear recovery time without surgery is about 6 weeks and the meniscus tear recovery time after surgery is somewhere between 1 and 3 mounths. Also, a recent study shows that after 1 year there is no significant diference between surgery and physical therapy.
1 If you have a small tear at the outer edge of the meniscus (in what doctors call the red zone), you may want to try home treatment. 2  These tears often heal with rest. 3  If you have a moderate to large tear at the outer edge of the meniscus (red zone), you may want to think about surgery. Surgery to repair these kinds of tears may not work. 2  If you have a tear in the white zone of the meniscus, repair surgery usually isn't done, because the meniscus may not heal. 3  But partial meniscectomy may be done if torn pieces of meniscus are causing pain and swelling.