Porcupines are misunderstood. We hear the myths and exaggerations all the time: None of this is true. I know first hand. Near our home, porcupines come out just about every night. They climb down from ...

Occasionally, loose quills fall out before it strikes, creating the illusion that they're being shot from the porcupine’s ...

Winter is the perfect time to catch a glimpse of one of Utah’s most fascinating creatures — the porcupine. The Utah Division ...

Porcupines are easily identified by their spiky fur coat that is made up of long guard hairs & over 300,000 sharp, hollow ...

How it works sounds like a very prickly process. Porcupines may seem small and unimposing but their foot-long quills can do lasting harm. When feeling threatened, porcupines will raise their ...

Wildlife experts are puzzled by the discovery of a dead racoon on Cape Cod with porcupine quills. "It was very odd ... the rabies program so that we can get information, but they should also ...

"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 ...

which can reach well over 100 pounds. Porcupines are also a regular dish on the snake's menu, Fuller told AFP. So, despite its quills, the porcupine shouldn't have been the snake's final ...