Some people keep hedgehogs as pets. This is because a hedgehog’s quills are not as long and dangerous as a porcupine’s. One ...

but a Cape porcupine makes a formidable opponent. When threatened, these large rodents raise and spread their quills, rattling them menacingly. Originally from California, Dana has lived and worked in ...

A porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body ... in the family Hystricidae live in southern Europe, Asia, and ...

"We answered a lot of not-so-subtle questions about porcupine quills - they're soft at birth ... They are native to central and southern Africa and mostly eat fruit and roots.