Boar-q-pine
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The Boar-q-pine is an enormous animal, almost as large as Appa. It has the body and general appearance of a boar, except that its body is covered in quills like a porcupine. It has a large head compared to the rest of its body, and from it emerge a pair of sharp, white tusks. It is said that Boar-q-pines are very bad tempered yet very shy. These animals are quite cute and friendly when they are little, but they usually grow into large, vicious beasts. One of these has a fight with Appa in "Appa's Lost Days", severely injuring him. Apparently, Boar-q-pines are the main predators for Koala Sheep.
The Boar-q-pine extends its quills during battle so that even if it is defeated the foe will take serious aftermath. They latch on to its opponent with physical contact. Currently it is unknown whether or not the quills are poisonous. They probably aren't, since Appa was able to make a full recovery. Apparently, as a baby, a Boar-q-pine relies on it's quills as it's main defense against predators. As they grow, the quills move to back of it's body, making it more agile. During a fight with Appa, a lone Boar-q-pine severely injured him with a blitz of extremely fast charges. Eventually Appa foresaw an attack and was able grab it and throw it against a tree, causing it to flee.
The Boar-q-pine first appeared in "Appa's Lost Days", and is seen again in "Nightmares and Daydreams" as a baby.
[edit] Connection
The Boar-q-pine is a combination of the boar and the porcupine.
[edit] Trivia
In the final scene of Book Three's finale Zuko says that Sokka made him look like a Boar-q-pine in his painting.
[edit] See Also
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