LITTLE ROCK — Hugging a porcupine? Sounds painful. And it is, if we're talking about an angry version of the animal with the long, fierce-looking needles. If it's a porcupine of the human variety - ...

Another add-on use is communication. The modified spines of some Old World porcupines have shapes that enhance a rattling sound, used both amorously and aggressively. And tenrecs communicate with ...

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 ...

When three porcupines showed up at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care with an array of injuries from last year’s Caldor Fire, and then another in January with a fractured clavicle, animal care director Denise ...

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

This adorable video shows the hilarious sounds porcupine George makes whilst munching on sweet potato. The footage was taken by staff at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village in Providence, Rhode ...

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 ...

Waffles is oblivious to her own magnetism. With her long, coarse hairs that puff up into a mohawk when she feels threatened or excited to see humans, the maple syrup smell she emits and the impossible ...