A pair of runaway porcupines were found roaming around a Scots housing estate after escaping from their farm home two miles away.Locals were left baffled after spotting the unusual visitors in Heathhall, Dumfries, on Saturday morning.
Resident Keith Higham was left in "utter disbelief" as he snapped a picture of the spiky wanderers as they explored gardens in the MacDonald Loaning area.The alarm was raised with workers at the nearby Dalscone Farm who raced to collect the naughty duo.
It’s now been revealed that they managed to rip a steel door off their enclosure on Friday night before going on an adventure.In a Facebook video of the porcupines, farmer Ben Best explained: “We did break the internet around Dumfries.
There were so many messages on Facebook pages in the area. These guys were moved to our small animal experience earlier.“They were investigating their new area, testing out its capabilities.
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