A recent study sheds new light on the elusive Roosmalens' dwarf porcupine, a poorly understood neotropical species. After 22 years of relative obscurity, this research uncovers vital information about ...

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 ...

Spiny animal with pinkish legs and nose sitting on a mossy tree branch, facing left.© Omar Daniel Leon Alvarado / Instituto Humboldt/CC-BY-4.0 A mitochondrial DNA difference of more than 3% confirms ...

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 ...

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 ...