New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae are indigenous to North and South America. There are 23 species of ...

Did you know that baby porcupines are called porcupettes? The tiny animals are born with soft quills that harden within hours, and have a steep learning curve to go from baby to full-grown ...

The IUCN Red List categorises the porcupine as a species of ‘least concern'. However, they remain understudied and susceptible to mortality. Khandagale speculated the animals might be breeding ...

The porcupine urchin is simultaneously a threat to the Mediterranean and a vital part of the Gulf of Eilat's marine ecosystem ...

While they’re sleeping now, there were increased black bear sightings this summer and recently, the first porcupine was sighted in a while after a long absence of an animal once plentiful there.