Instantly recognizable from the sharp, spiky quills covering their bodies, porcupines are among the largest rodents on earth.

According to the National Zoo, prehensile-tailed porcupines — which are also called coendous — are one of 12 species of New ...

Old World porcupines in the family Hystricidae live in southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. New World porcupines in the family Erethizontidae are indigenous to North and South America. There are 23 ...

The New World species are from North and South America, while Old World are from Africa. That means Mocha and the zoo’s North American porcupine, Roger, are both New World, and Waffles ...

Yet, in recent years, the world’s most expensive spice faces a new and unexpected threat in Kashmir: the Indian crested porcupine. Once confined to the region’s forests, the porcupines – a ...

Soon, the team noticed a pattern: porcupines from central and northern Colombia consistently differed from those in nearby regions, the study said. Researchers realized they’d discovered a new ...

Devan Strange from Wild World recently welcomed a new baby porcupine. Wild World Texas' mission is to educate the public about wildlife. And one myth Strange was able to debunk is, despite what ...