One hungry owl can eat up to 900 rodents a year. Upon hearing this, the eyes of more than 300 children at one of our elementary school assemblies open wide. The children also learn that animals' senses and features are different from people's for a reason. For predators, they are often tuned to make them better hunters. For prey, certain features help give them a fighting chance when being pursued as dinner.
Wild animals have to be the best at what they do to survive.
The African Crested Porcupines, like Mo are considered prey since they do not kill animals in order to eat them. Yet, it is not uncommon for these porcupines to kill lions. If a lion gets too close Mo will rattle some of his 30,000 very sharp quills to warn the lion off. If the lion persists, he'll push his quills into the lion's mug. The quills prevent the lion from being able to eat or drink, and often causes infection so, in the end it is the lion who loses out.