Far up a giant Amazon jungle tree, a large howler monkey walked among the branches. As it stepped from branch to branch, its long tail would wrap around a convenient trunk providing extra stability.

An excellent small mammal arrived in DC on August 12 when a prehensile-tailed porcupette was born. The prickly critter, which will grow up to be a prehensile-tailed porcupine, does not yet have a name ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new resident three weeks ago: a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine. The unnamed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, the zoo announced Friday.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Zoo on Wednesday announced that a prehensile-tailed porcupine was born March 27 in the Small Mammals building. The baby, whose gender is not yet known, is the second ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — For the first time, Percy -- a colossal two-story tall porcupine puppet created by Jim Henson Creature Shop -- will visit the San Diego Zoo Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A sharp-clawed, scaly creature with piercing yellow eyes would rather remain hidden in this Montana photo. ZooMontana snapped a photo of a camouflaged reptile and asked the public for help spotting it ...