A huge exotic African crested porcupine has been spotted wandering around Spanaway over the last month. It's taking neighbors by surprise and pets too. Nickole Waite caught it trying to dig under her ...
Although the word "porcupine" means "quill pig" in Latin, porcupines are actually large rodents and have no relation to pigs. Different types of porcupines can be found around the world, each one ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – A Cape porcupine, native to Africa, is making its temporary home at the Oregon Zoo after living on the streets of Spanaway, Wash. for a year and a half. “We were very surprised to ...
As we entered his exhibit at the Monterey Zoo, Quinn — an African Crested Porcupine — snipped at the zoo’s director, Charlie Sammut, who was apparently taking a little too long to put out lunch — a ...
African Porcupine Falls Head Over Quills for Bavarian Hound in Adorable Love Story originally appeared on Parade Pets. Dogs have an uncanny ability to connect with almost anyone they meet. Not only do ...
COAL VALLEY, Ill — The Niabi Zoo is celebrating the birth of their first African Cape porcupine bred at the zoo, according to a news release. The baby porcupine (porcupette) was born on Jan. 7 to ...
She roamed the streets of Spanaway for more than a year, living alone and avoiding capture. At some point, she was shot in the jaw with an air gun pellet. But now Porky, a rare African porcupine, has ...
A huge exotic African crested porcupine has been spotted wandering around Spanaway over the last month. It's taking neighbors by surprise and pets too. Nickole Waite caught it trying to dig under her ...
A large African exotic porcupine has been caught in Spanaway after months of roaming neighborhoods and eating out of vegetable gardens. As early as March, residents near Military Road reported ...