Texas biologist Craig Hensley reports he walked past what looked like a squirrel nest in a tree. It was actually a porcupine. Craig Hensley/Texas Parks and Wildlife photo Blending in is almost ...

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 ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — A curious visitor to a Maine train museum that resembled a white throw pillow or perhaps a lost toupee turned out to be a rare albino porcupine. The young rodent turned up ...

Unlike other rodents, porcupines give birth to just one offspring and that is after a long gestation period of seven months. “That’s probably because the babies are born with their quills, so their ...

Blending in is almost impossible when you’re one of the country’s largest and most intimidating rodents. But that’s just what happened in Texas, when a wildlife biologist reported a “squirrel nest” in ...