Porcupines are famous for their pointy quills that can hurt their predators. In the wild, this spiky defense lets the porcupine stay safe, even amongst fearful predators like leopards. This video by ...

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 ...

A baby animal throwing a tantrum and falling off a deck is always going to be adorable, but when the baby animal is a porcupine, things can get a little prickly. In this wholesome clip from the ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Crossing paths with a porcupine isn’t an experience you’ll soon ...

At age 3, my grandson Nicholas asked me, "Grandpa, how do you pick up a porcupine?" Oh my, I thought at the time, I wonder why he wants to know. The reasons not to pick up a porcupine clearly outweigh ...

Park rangers had to contend with a persistent, prickly critter trying to access the visitor’s center of a national park in Alaska. A porcupine clung to a railing outside the visitor center at Katami ...

The Ben Burr Trail, the mile-long forested path that slices across the South Hill, is a magical swath of urban wildness. During my walks there, I’ve seen coyotes and skunks, Cooper’s hawks and lazuli ...