CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Rico, the Brazilian porcupine, celebrated his 6th birthday at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday! The Zoo threw him a picnic with some of his favorite snacks and friends. Brazilian ...

Brazil’s thin-spined porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus) is a picky eater that lives only in dense coastal habitats with well-developed canopies that allow the animals to move between trees; however, ...

The animal lovers at ZooEarthTV relax viewers with gentle porcupine ASMR crunching sounds. Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map Florida sheriff flaunts seized jewelry after drug bust: ...

This little snoot is very squishable. Rico is an 8-year-old male Brazilian porcupine and resident of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Ohio. He’s also a bit of a social media star, appearing ...

Scientists conducted the first investigation in 22 years into the Roosmalen’s dwarf porcupine, an elusive forest porcupine in Brazil. With the fresh tissue of a new specimen, the scientists used the ...

A paraplegic porcupine at a zoo in Sao Paolo, Brazil, has new way to get around thanks to a wheelchair made out of plumbing pipes. Zookeepers said the disabled animal was going to be put to sleep when ...

Rico the Brazilian Porcupine is one of the Cincinnati Zoo's Animal Ambassadors. Learn about him from one of his Animal Keepers.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Rico, a seven-year-old Brazilian porcupine at the Cincinnati Zoo, is working on his fitness. Video taken by the zoo shows Rico the porcupine trotting along on his exercise wheel ...