Porcupine Begs For Food At Ski Resort

A porcupine has become a regular at Telluride Ski Resort, looking and begging for handouts from skiers and snowboarders, KMGH-TV in Denver reported.

The porcupine, dubbed Stickers, has confronted so many skiers that the ski patrol has erected a warning sign that says "Caution: leaping attack porcupine."

Apparently, porcupines are nearsighted, and Stickers sometimes can't tell the difference between a finger and food. People have been feeding him anything from their ski jackets, including granola bars and candy.

Visitors to Telluride have taken a number of videos of the animal and have posted at least 16 videos of him or her on YouTube. This is apparently the second ski season that Stickers has been begging for handouts. He was spotted on the ski run last spring.

KMGH-TV, UPI