The Forth Worth Zoo in Texas welcomed a new porcupette — a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine — on May 17. The zoo plans to find out the newborn's sex via a quill DNA test.

The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed a fuzzy new arrival on May 17—a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or “porcupette,” born to proud parents Piper and Quilliam. Weighing just 404 grams (0.89 pounds), the ...

Rico, a 9-year-old prehensile-tailed Brazilian porcupine who has been delighting visitors at the Cincinnati Zoo for years, ...

In the early hours of May 17, Fort Worth Zoo in Texas welcomed its first prehensile-tailed porcupine baby. The tiny, fluffy porcupette is an offspring of mom Piper and dad Quilliam.

This was Clark, who was a prehensile-tailed porcupine. According to the zoo, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan recommended that Clark and the female, Bess, should mate.

Prehensile-tailed Porcupine Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Click to open ... Mammalia,Phylum: Chordata,Kingdom: Animalia,Rodent,Prehensile-tailed ...

Mocha the prehensile-tailed porcupine at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo isn't even a year old yet. She arrived in late spring to serve as an animal ambassador. By going on trips around ...

JUPITER FARMS, Fla. — Quinn the prehensile-tailed porcupine lives at Mandalay Farms, a private zoo and equestrian center in Jupiter Farms. According to the farms operator, Karin Taylor, one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prehensile-tailed porcupines are native to the forests and rainforests of South America, including Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. These arboreal animals spend most of their time in trees, ...

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.