Dr. Amber Hamilton, a veterinarian and the first expert witness to provide testimony on the third day of an animal abuse ...

and the porcupine with its sharp, barbed quills. Despite the cobra's lethal bite, the porcupine's quills could cause severe damage to the snake, potentially making the porcupine the victor in such ...

Porcupine farming has emerged as a profitable industry due to the high demand for porcupine quills, meat, and bezoar stones, which are valued in traditional medicine. Farmers breed and raise ...

10. Porcupine quills have overlapping barbs that make them hard to remove. Each quill boasts between 700 and 800 barbs along its tip. 11. The porcupine mating ritual involves peeing. Typically, two ...

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Concession: Ohio wardens do need more leeway to remove dogs from homes, and even to euthanize them. Shelters also need more funding and behavioral staff. 'That's garbage' Lawmaker says of Ohio dog ...

Trouble in paradise In understanding your dog's body language, you can also be better prepared to recognize potential health concerns. "An ill dog may sleep more, be grumpier and not want the ...

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa has recovered 49 living and 17 dead dogs from a Riverside breeding facility in Washington County. The dogs were removed from a "licensed breeder" on March 7 after ...

Perhaps you've sat on the couch next to your dog and wondered: What do they see when they look up at the television screen? Are they as engaged as their human counterparts? Scientists at the ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Some furry friends are joining the Henry Vilas Zoo. Two male Cape porcupines Hami and Nugget have cleared their quarantine period and are now visible to the public. They are ...