Rico, a 9-year-old prehensile-tailed Brazilian porcupine who has been delighting visitors at the Cincinnati Zoo for years, loves to eat, especially corn on the cob.

In an adorable behind-the-scenes TikTok video posted on June 9, zookeepers show off a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, who just became the zoo's youngest animal ambassador.

Environment Animals Wildlife A baby porcupine is fluffier than you’d imagine The prehensile-tailed porcupette made history at the Fort Worth Zoo. By Margherita Bassi Published Jun 6, 2025 2:56 ...

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 prehensile-tailed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, 2025, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced.

Adorable baby porcupine born at Milwaukee Zoo will steal your heart Milwaukee zoo celebrates new arrival as mother Quinn bonds with her porcupette. The healthy baby is already exploring and ...

Many of these animals hail from South America, but what about porcupines? Do they have prehensile tails? The answer is yes! Porcupines use their tails to sometimes hang upside down if needed.

Super-sweet video shows a prehensile-tailed porcupine tucking into a juicy corn on the cob at Battersea Park Children’s Zoo.

Milwaukee County Zoo celebrates the birth of a new prehensile-tailed porcupine, marking the fifth offspring for parents Quinn and Seamus.

STONEHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The Stone Zoo is announcing one of its newest members – a little prehensile-tailed porcupette (baby porcupine). Prehensile-tailed porcupines are born with soft quills ...