If it’s true that an animal’s superpower is related to its largest feature, then sweet Mocha could smell her favorite corn cob snack from across the rainforest. On a warm November afternoon at the ...

Keep an eye out for porcupines! According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, these prickly creatures are expanding to new areas. Porcupines are already established in Central Texas but ...

Get up close with one of nature’s most fascinating creatures in this intimate close-up footage of a porcupine. Watch as it nibbles on leaves, climbs branches, and reveals its unique quills up close.

Cooper the porcupine celebrated his 32nd birthday at the Museum of Science Wednesday by chowing down on a special cake with friends. As the world’s oldest rodent on record, he’s earned it. “Cooper ...

Waffles is oblivious to her own magnetism. With her long, coarse hairs that puff up into a mohawk when she feels threatened or excited to see humans, the maple syrup smell she emits and the impossible ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Porcupines are easy to recognize but hard to find—so elusive, in fact, that few ...