PORCUPINE BABY: Dakari the baby porcupine was seen wandering around its den at the Whipsnade Zoo in England recently. The zoo said the porcupette was born February 13.

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 ...

Footage released by the zoo shows Rico chowing down on corn, being gently pet, and curiously sniffing the camera. “Happy 8th Birthday to Rico the porcupine,” the zoo wrote, “Contrary to ...

A baby porcupine, known as a porcupette, has been born in front of excited visitors at ZSL London Zoo. The mother, Hettie, left her den to give birth to Hershey outside, where visitors could see ...