Did you know that baby porcupines are called porcupettes? The tiny animals are born with soft quills that harden within hours, and have a steep learning curve to go from baby to full-grown ...

It’s true, they can! In fact, one African Crested Porcupine really had the internet wound up with his adorable case. The ...

That’s like a human giving birth to a 7 year old. But a baby doesn’t need to be big to be difficult. Take the porcupine. Those sharp spines protect it from predators. But they’re sometimes ...

New residents moved into the Austin Nature and Science Center, and the community will get to meet them firsthand on Sunday. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local ...

A healthy prehensile-tailed porcupette (young porcupine) was born on Saturday ... Weighing in at 690 grams, the baby has progressively gained weight since its birth weight of 429 grams.