The Ontario government has committed $800,320 to expand enrolment in nursing programs at Lakehead University. The move is part of $56.8 million of provincewide funding announced in August aimed at ...

Young porcupines are dispersing from their mothers this time of year, and with that, leaving behind the cutest name for a ...

Last week, during a walk in the woods, I turned towards soft sounds in the understory and saw a small porcupine waddling ...

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Have you ever heard the sounds that porcupines make? We hadn’t, until we saw Kylie Vincent Briggs (@herpvt)’s video of two of them enjoying a late-night snack of apples. Their adorable little noises ...

Buds, leaves, twigs, bark… and salt! In May, when the sun is barely over the horizon, I put my phone on the porch with the Merlin app turned on while I am getting ready for my walk. I look around and ...

Lincoln Children's Zoo announced the birth of a prehensile-tailed porcupine. This is the first ever born at the zoo. The porcupette was born on Aug. 1 to mom, Nora, and dad, Renzo. A quill was sent ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Children’s Zoo is celebrating the birth of a prehensile-tailed porcupine. The baby porcupine, referred to as a porcupette, was born on Aug. 1 to mom, Nora, and dad, ...

Heartwarming footage shows how zookeepers saved the life of a cute baby porcupine – by hand-rearing him with a bottle and giving daily physiotherapy. Keepers at Blackpool Zoo nursed Dougie back to ...

Porcupines are famous for their pointy quills that can hurt their predators. In the wild, this spiky defense lets the porcupine stay safe, even amongst fearful predators like leopards. This video by ...

New Tiny Baby Porcupine at Fort Worth Zoo Couldn't Be More Adorable originally appeared on PetHelpful. At the end of May, Fort Worth Zoo shared some exciting news - they welcomed a new baby porcupine ...