With one look at the collection of quills on their backs, you’d think the porcupine and the hedgehog are related. However, ...

3. Porcupines cannot throw their quills. When a porcupine feels threatened, it tenses up and attacks predators with a swat of ...

"Despite the myth, porcupines can’t 'shoot' their quills, but the barbed quills detach easily when they feel threatened—making them tricky to handle," TWRA said. The agency said to be a ...

The new species was mistaken as the Quichua porcupine, or Coendou quichua, for decades. It was identified by its preferred habitat, body size, tail length, quills and other subtle physical features.