A Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine was recently welcomed into the world by Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park in New York. The newborn weighs 400 grams, but its gender has yet to be determined.
Unlike adult porcupines, baby porcupines, also known as porcupettes, are not born with sharp or barbed quills. Instead, they have soft and bendable quills that will gradually harden. After 10 weeks, their quills will reach maturity.
The porcupines have a prehensile tail that they use to grasp branches for balance and a long curved claw that they could use for climbing. The Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines are native to South America.
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