teddy the porcupine.

We haven't heard from Teddy in a little while, and we were starting to think he packed up his snacks and headed up into the sunset and a life of reclaimed obscurity. But this weekend he popped up again to celebrate the lucky of the Irish with some good, old-fashioned corn mash. No, we don't mean whiskey, just our favorite porcupine's regular snack of choice: corn on the cob. OM NOM NOM NOM. ...

Teddy is back, just like you knew he would be. Teddy's owners know that they have a star on their hands, and now that they've struck viral-video gold, they're not going to let a holiday go by without us getting a chance to check in with our prickly porcupine pal. This time around, Ted's going back to his roots, celebrating the arrival of 2012 with his original, favorite snack: corn. But he is wearing a snazzy party hat to let us know that the snack may not be special, but the occasion is. Teddy was happier than ever to chow down on a cob this New Year's Eve, but he was rather decisive about sending back the bubbly. We guess Teddy's a teetotaler. Happy New Year! ...

You might remember Teddy Bear, the porcupine who warmed our collective hearts with his adorably greedy love of corn on the cob. Fortunately, Teddy's owners recognize his new celebrity and have brought him back for another go-around, this time with a new treat: a big, juicy pumpkin. As far as we can tell, the greatest pitfall of porcupine ownership is overfeeding, because if we had one, it would be hard not to watch it do this kind of thing all day long. ...