I have a sad feeling that Teddyās vocalisations might be dubbed. Is nothing sacred??
Youāve never heard of Teddy? Heās great!
Theyāre not. http://www.zooniversity.org/our-animals/teddy-bear-the-porcupine/ And people used to think giraffes didnāt make noise, either.
Sounds ā and looks ā remarkably like Cousin Itt.
I hope youāre right - but the cynic in me thinks the audio doesnāt sound right. I donāt want to be the one to ruin the fun, but if something sounds too cute to be real it probably is to cute to be real. Itās like occamās razor. Only, you know, a really cute razor.
Iām sure Teddyās been on here before.
No, itās real. Just about everything with voice box, or even just things-to-rub-together, makes some sort of noise. Did you miss this? http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/116944/justitia-longimanus-west-indian-furrow-lobster-howard-winn
Or this: http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/47539 - which is the sound of the common porcupine, from the same place that I got the lobster sounds (which was on BB last year sometime).
This is basically the same noises my kid used to make whilst eating when she was little.
Singer/Songwriter Bill Staines explains how this sound of a porcupine inspired the line āand the porcupine talks to himselfā in his song A place in the choir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHayfrUIJDM
My cat makes similar noises sometimes.
(Has naked snuggies with porcupine) What could possibly go wrong?
Sounds of pleasure? Heās furious. Heās saying, āwhat is this rat bastard squash? I want candy, woman!ā
I know it makes me sound like a big grump, but that doesnāt sound much like teddy - Iām sure porcupines make plenty of sounds, but I donāt think they can ātalkā. Iāll wait until he gets on tv before Iāll believe it - then Iāll happily eat my hat!
Ugh, I hate to admit it, but there is a teeny tiny chance that Iām wrong - another entirely separate porcupine very briefly makes a similar noise in this video: http://youtu.be/BsRQpD1dXPM
But come on, teddy actually says āpumpkinā. That aināt right!
And this seems conclusive - teddy filmed by someone else: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2013/11/teddy_bear_the_talking_porcupi.php
I guess I just have to accept: I was wrong on the internet, where my porcupine-based shame will live on for all eternity. Now, whereās my hat recipe book?
Critters raised around hoomans tend to be more vocal ā especially when they are encouraged as this lady does.
