The prehensile-tailed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, 2025, the Milwaukee County Zoo announced.

Milwaukee zoo celebrates new arrival as mother Quinn bonds with her porcupette. The healthy baby is already exploring and chewing branches.

Unlike many other species managed by the SSP, North American porcupines like Hot Plate aren't endangered or even threatened. However, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo, their populations ...

This porcupine species’ prehensile tails are adapted for grasping objects and balancing on branches, the zoo said. Credit: Fort Worth Zoo via Storyful Thank I OK, I'm not gonna make you do. Thank I ...

The beloved porcupine, who spent nearly her entire life ... curious animal that was able to debunk negative stereotypes about her pointy species. The posts featured photos and videos of Muppet.

In fact, the fisher is the only animal tough and clever enough to prey regularly on porcupines — no easy feat ... logging and development have decimated the large blocks of forest the species needs to ...

Elmer the porcupine meets other animals on his enrichment walks through the San Antonio Zoo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new resident three weeks ago: a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine ... and asking Facebook users to guess the species of the fetus in the clip.