CHICAGO -- The Brookfield Zoo announced Tuesday the birth of a baby porcupine. The baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, born July 2, is the first of its kind to be born at Brookfield Zoo. He does not yet ...

Guardians of the Galaxy, eat your heart out: Here’s a real “Peter Quill.” The Smithsonian National Zoo said Wednesday that prehensile-tailed porcupines Beatrix and Quillbur had their second baby ...

One particularly spiky animal who is very fond of being petted has delighted the internet after a video was re-shared on Reddit on Tuesday. The clip of Charlie the prehensile tailed porcupine was ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new resident three weeks ago: a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine. The unnamed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, the zoo announced Friday.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Zoo on Wednesday announced that a prehensile-tailed porcupine was born March 27 in the Small Mammals building. The baby, whose gender is not yet known, is the second ...

If it’s true that an animal’s superpower is related to its largest feature, then sweet Mocha could smell her favorite corn cob snack from across the rainforest. On a warm November afternoon at the ...

WASHINGTON — The quill-covered family at Smithsonian's National Zoo has grown by one! Prehensile-tailed porcu-parents Quillbur and Beatrix welcomed their second offspring earlier this month. Born in a ...

An excellent small mammal arrived in DC on August 12 when a prehensile-tailed porcupette was born. The prickly critter, which will grow up to be a prehensile-tailed porcupine, does not yet have a name ...

Porcupines are nocturnal animals, but the Lake Superior Zoo provides the perfect opportunity to see them in action. The red light that floods the space mimics the night and allows us to see them into ...

Quinn and Seamus at the Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new prehensile-tailed porcupine on June 4. This marks their fifth baby, or porcupette. Her name has not yet been decided.Initially weighing just ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — For the first time, Percy -- a colossal two-story tall porcupine puppet created by Jim Henson Creature Shop -- will visit the San Diego Zoo Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.