In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body.
The investigation began with gunshots in the middle of the night, a wounded deer and attempts by alarmed locals in the tiny ...
In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their ...
Porcupines are considered a nuisance species by many landowners and state wildlife agencies, but they play an important role ...
New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae are indigenous to North and South America. There are 23 species of ...
A baby porcupine, known as a porcupette, has been born in front of excited visitors at ZSL London Zoo. The mother, Hettie, left her den to give birth to Hershey outside, where visitors could see ...