Curious Porcupine Adorably Finds Himself In The Wrong Exhibit At Texas Zoo

By Dani Medina

January 10, 2023

Photo: Getty Images

A porcupine found itself in the wrong exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo last week — but it actually turned out to be a pretty cute meeting between the two curious animals.

Elmer the porcupine was seen in a video posted by the zoo on Facebook peering into the glass and interacting with a lioness through a window. The lioness is seen looking back at Elmer in a curious manner.

"Elmer the porcupine popped by to pay a visit to the lions," the Facebook post read.

It's not the first time Elmer goes on an adventure throughout the zoo. WPXI reports the porcupine visited the hippos back in December. He's also a repeat visitor to the lions exhibit and also the jaguars.

Elmer is living his best life! Watch the videos below:

Elmer the porcupine popped by to pay a visit to the lions! 🦔❤️🦁

Elmer the porcupine popped by to pay a visit to the lions! 🦔❤️🦁

Posted by San Antonio Zoo on Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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Elmer went on an adventure to visit the hippos! 🦔❤️🦛 #porcupine #hippo #animals #cuteanimals #fyp #foryou

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