00:00This is Alfred. Alfred is a friendly resident porcupine with a passion for snacking.
00:11Hi Alfred!
00:18As a dodo producer and fellow snacker who's always hunting for great animal stories,
00:22you could probably see why I had to explore this further.
00:25So I reached out to Alfred's landlord, Carrie, to get the scoop.
00:30After moving into her new house,
00:34Carrie started to find peculiar animal tracks all over her property.
00:38You can see where all the prints are.
00:47Then one day, Alfred made his first appearance in her yard.
00:53He was so comfortable, you'd think he owned the place.
00:55Initially, Alfred would keep his distance, but his visits became more and more frequent.
01:03Hi Alfred!
01:05But then he showed up one day with a leg injury.
01:08Poor guy had a limp in one of his front paws.
01:11So Carrie called the local wildlife hotline to get her new friend some help.
01:17To her surprise, there was a porcupine virus going around the local wildlife shelters,
01:21so they couldn't take Alfred in.
01:23Instead, they encouraged her to nurture him back to health herself,
01:27with their guidance of course.
01:30The mission was simple.
01:32Monitor his condition regularly,
01:34and feed him tons of fresh fruits until he's strong enough to climb trees again.
01:38Hi Alfred!
01:39Operation snack time was a go.
01:46She started feeding Alfred a variety of citrines and apples.
01:50Alfred loves apples.
01:53She's even gotten creative in her kitchen and cut him up some fresh fruit salad.
01:58So cute!
02:04As you can imagine, Alfred was loving this.
02:08He visited every day for his daily snack, and he appeared to grow stronger.
02:14At this point, I wanted in on the action.
02:17I decided to pull some dodo strings and send Alfred a very special gift
02:21to celebrate his fast-approaching recovery.
02:24Boom!
02:25Oh my god, I can't wait!
02:26I'm so excited!
02:31Hey Alfred!
02:32Look what the dodo sent you!
02:34Come on over!
02:39Look what you got!
02:46What do you think?
02:49Look at him!
02:50He's loving it!
02:51In you go boy, get some apples!
03:21Hey!
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