The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a fuzzy new arrival on May 17—a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or “porcupette,” born to proud ...

Wildlife rescuers in British Columbia are caring for a porcupine that stowed away in a wrecked plane for a trip via ...

They also identified an apparent shift in the distribution of porcupines away from forested areas and toward grassland and desertscrub habitats. Porcupines have no legal protections in any state.

Porcupines might be considered a prickly bunch, but you’ll discover these animals are quite docile once you learn more about them. When a porcupine feels threatened, it tenses up and attacks ...

They’re seeing more porcupines in grassland and desert scrub habitat, and less in forested areas. Miller: I can give you one more anecdotal tidbit here, which is probably worth nothing ...

“Where we have what we considered historically good porcupine habitat, we’ve had porcupines there for many years, but we’re slowly starting to see porcupines expand that range ...

The baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, weighing just 404 grams, was born on May 17 Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more ...

A father-son duo of Cape porcupines and an upgraded habitat for resident tortoises are ready for visitors at the Greenville Zoo. The Mary H. Huse Africa Plaza opened on Friday, steps away from the ...

A porcupine made a daring escape and was picked ... keeping them in check is vital because Tennessee is not their natural habitat, meaning escaped pets could disrupt the environment.

Once confined to the region’s forests, the porcupines – a protected species in Jammu and Kashmir – have ventured into saffron farms, driven by deforestation, habitat loss and climate change.

The newborn porcupine explores his surroundings after being delivered via C-section at San Diego Zoo. Ken Bohn San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance In a first for the species, a porcupine mom gave ...