Two parent porcupines have delighted the internet after footage was released of the prickly pair protecting their babies from a leopard. The video, which was recorded at Kruger National Park, South ...

Porcupines of the genus Coendou are arboreal, herbivorous, nocturnal rodents distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Most of what we currently know on them is restricted to ...

The unmonitored illegal trade in porcupines across Indonesia has prompted calls from conservationists for stricter protection of the species’ population in the wild. A new study examining seizure data ...

Recently, I had the opportunity to take a morning walk in the woods, I found the remains of a dead porcupine. It left me more than shaking my head, leading me to a series of questions. Where does man ...

Wild porcupine might be a tasty treat in countries around the world, but populations of the spiky rodent are coming under threat in Vietnam due to illegal hunting Wild porcupine might be a tasty treat ...

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 ...

Carrying an estimated 30,000 quills as sharp as hypodermic needles, the North American porcupine doesn't need to be aggressive. In fact, the large rodent would rather get away by climbing a tree, than ...

Eaten by wolves, found dead on a trail, run over by a truck: these are the ways porcupines gift me their quills. Traditional harvesting of quills entails tossing a blanket onto the back of the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. African lions do not usually feed on porcupines. However, in the absence of preferred prey like wildebeests, zebras and other ungulates, they can ...

While running through Far North Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane spotted a porcupine in a birch tree. On her runs on days following, she saw it again and again, in good weather ...