One particularly spiky animal who is very fond of being petted has delighted the internet after a video was re-shared on Reddit on Tuesday. The clip of Charlie the prehensile tailed porcupine was ...

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 ...

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*This adorable baby porcupine was born at a Swiss zoo where he has been exploring his surroundings with caring family members. Wakili, the cute porcupine, was born at Zoo Zurich in the Swiss city of ...

Spike is a 14-year-old North American Porcupine who has lived at the Lake Superior Zoo for most of his life. Zookeeper Emily Perala admits that Spike is one of her favorites, “One, he’s just really ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s not every day you hear of an exotic pet escaping in East Tennessee, but the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was recently brought in to help rescue a pet porcupine ...

Opposites attract, even at the zoo. On Jan. 4, the Kansas City Zoo posted a video on Facebook of their affable porcupine, Elmer, meeting a new friend. "Elmer the porcupine popped by to pay a visit to ...

An adorable baby porcupine was born at a Swiss zoo where he has been exploring his surroundings with caring family members. Wakili was born at Zoo Zurich lives in the Kopje Rocks section of the park's ...