Baby porcupines, called porcupettes, are born with soft quills that harden in hours. Learn how this adaptation protects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Schoolchildren at Los Angeles' Elysian Park witness the unveiling of Percy the Porcupine, which may be the world's largest puppet.

Two parent porcupines have delighted the internet after footage was released of the prickly pair protecting their babies from a leopard. The video, which was recorded at Kruger National Park, South ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Children’s Zoo is celebrating the birth of a prehensile-tailed porcupine. The baby porcupine, referred to as a porcupette, was born on Aug. 1 to mom, Nora, and dad, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo ...

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 ...

Jeff TysonFor the Budgeteer News Many people hold strong opinions and beliefs about porcupines, but few have ever had an up-close experience to confirm or refute those views. At the Audubon Center of ...

AUBURN, Maine — Porcupines across New England are being treated for a fungal disease that has proved fatal in numerous cases, according to a recent report in Northern Woodlands magazine. In New ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo’s elderly porcupine – known for taking walks around the park to visit other animals – is celebrating her 20th birthday on Monday. Nolina the African cape ...