Adorable footage shared by the Cincinnati Zoo shows one of their spiky residents, a Brazilian porcupine named Rico, munching ...

The New Mexico Wildlife Center in Española shared photos of Yucca the porcupine. This game can be pretty tough, so we've got ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Pilgrim the porcupine, at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, is already getting to be long in the tooth and she's only 11 years old. She still has lots of good years left, but ...

If you have ever shocked yourself on a doorknob in the winter and questioned your entire existence, you are going to feel ...

At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that ...

This prehensile-tailed porcupine is the first of its kind born at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo Hi! Hello! We are here with some important news. Did you know that baby porcupines are also called ...

A new study shows that microscopic barbs allow porcupine quills to slice into flesh easily and stay there stubbornly. Image via Jeffrey Karp If you’ve ever had a violent encounter with a porcupine, it ...

Chester, a nine-year-old pit bull-mix, encountered a porcupine during the early morning hours of Sept. 2, in the backyard of his owner’s New Jersey home. Screengrab from Miranda DeGennaro's Facebook ...

He was originally searching for a special mineral stone in animal’s stomach. Mar. 28, 2014— -- A Maine man has a prickly new addition to his family after an unlikely roadside C-section left him ...