Keep an eye out for porcupines! According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, these prickly creatures are expanding to new areas. Porcupines are already established in Central Texas but ...

Texas biologist Craig Hensley reports he walked past what looked like a squirrel nest in a tree. It was actually a porcupine. Craig Hensley/Texas Parks and Wildlife photo Blending in is almost ...

Cooper the porcupine celebrated his 32nd birthday at the Museum of Science Wednesday by chowing down on a special cake with friends. As the world’s oldest rodent on record, he’s earned it. “Cooper ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — A curious visitor to a Maine train museum that resembled a white throw pillow or perhaps a lost toupee turned out to be a rare albino porcupine. The young rodent turned up ...

Porcupettes are born with soft, flexible quills that harden within hours, protecting both mother and baby. Baby porcupines are precocial, able to walk almost immediately and begin climbing within days ...

If it’s true that an animal’s superpower is related to its largest feature, then sweet Mocha could smell her favorite corn cob snack from across the rainforest. On a warm November afternoon at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have never seen a porcupine. They didn’t have them in the state where I grew up and even though a quick Internet search reveals ...

Something occurred to me recently that I’d never thought of before: porcupine birth. Yeah. Ouch, right? Covered head to tail in sharp quills—that’s gotta pose a serious problem in the delivery room.