The animal world is full of fascinating (and, let’s face it, bizarre) mating rituals. You will be shocked at the lengths ...

Each quill boasts between 700 and 800 barbs along its tip. 11. The porcupine mating ritual involves peeing. Typically, two ...

A pair of escaped porcupines caused a stir when they were spotted on a housing estate in southern Scotland. They made their way out of an enclosure in a new small animals complex at Dalscone Farm ...

Porcupines are primarily solitary, nocturnal mammals, but during winter, they can often be spotted during the day lounging in trees and feasting on tree bark, needles, and berries.

Eric Bgin on FlickrThe animal kingdom is a cacophony of grunts, growls, whistles, squeaks, and other noises that sound utterly crazy to the human ear but are essential to animals survival. We know ...

They may be short and cute, but African porcupines can strike fear into the most ferocious of predators. Porcupines, a member of the rodent family, have small eyes and a large nose similar to ...

This stand-off is particularly dramatic, and hooded seal males hope it enhances their chances of mating. Be warned that the North American porcupine has a pretty unique and admittedly gross (if ...