Assertion: porcupine | /r/CapableOf | use quill
Facets:
value: for defense
type: PURPOSE
value: to stab badgers
type: PURPOSE
value: to stab foxes
type: PURPOSE
value: as hooks
type: MANNER
value: for protection against predators
type: PURPOSE
value: offensively
type: MANNER
value: by driving the quills
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Porcupines use the quills as a defense.
text: The porcupine uses its quills for defense.
text: If these options fail, the porcupine will then use their quills offensively by driving the quills into the predator.
text: The porcupine uses these quills for protection against predators.
text: The pads on its feet are textured to grab the tree surface, and it uses its quills as hooks that prevent the porcupine from sliding backward while it is feeding with its front feet.
text: In a new study by Emiliano Mori and colleagues, the team recorded, for the first time, porcupines using their quills to stab and kill foxes, badgers and dogs.