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

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

Prehensile Tail Porcupines "Porcupines have tails?" asked a commenter named Rory. "My entire life has changed." I know what you mean! Many porcupine species don't have long, usable tails like this ...

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.

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 ...

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 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.

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, ...

We're so impressed with this porcupine! Skip to main content. Boydton, VA. Boydton, VA. Local News. Subscriptions; Animals ... “I did not know porcupines have prehensile tails!

Super-sweet video shows a prehensile-tailed porcupine tucking into a juicy corn on the cob at Battersea Park Children’s Zoo. News you can trust since 1873. Sign In. Subscribe.