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 ...

The Old World porcupines of Eurasia and Africa are not very closely related to any of the New World species. There are about 11 species, some with extremely long spines. The largest ones can weigh 60 ...

Twix the porcupine is a behind-the-scenes animal at the Lake Superior Zoo. He’s not currently on exhibit, instead living at the Animal Care Center. Twix is a Cape porcupine, the largest kind in the ...

RACINE — The zoo’s newest animals are very to the point. The Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main St., has welcomed two African Cape porcupines — Bristle and Nettle — to its Vanishing Kingdom exhibit. The two ...