but porcupines can’t actually eject them. Old World porcupines in the family Hystricidae live in southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae are ...

A baby animal throwing a tantrum and falling off a deck is always going to be adorable, but when the baby animal is a ...

The Old World porcupines (about 11 species in the taxonomic family Hystricidae) tend to live in open areas and don’t climb much. New World porcupines (about 18 species in the family ...

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.