Porcupines are nocturnal animals, but the Lake Superior Zoo provides the perfect opportunity to see them in action. The red light that floods the space mimics the night and allows us to see them into ...

Arboreal animals have evolved to thrive in treetop environments. Discover these 10 of them who live their lives on trees.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Silly Safaris introduced Carlos, a Kinkajou, highlighting the animal’s traits and behaviors. Kinkajous are often mistaken for monkeys but are a part of the raccoon family, native ...

There is a prickle of excitement at the Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Keepers discovered Beatrix, a 2-year-old prehensile-tailed porcupine, gave birth to a porcupette, ...

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 ...

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.

What strength! What agility! What athleticism! That’s what people are saying after seeing a video of a Porcupine attempting to her greatest feat — eating a sweet potato! Trust us when we say this ...

The baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, weighing just 404 grams, was born on May 17 Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop culture for more than ...

With their thick fur, long tails, and big, curious eyes, cuscuses are charming forest creatures. They may look slightly comical, but they move through the trees with slow, deliberate grace. Just like ...

Here’s what a prehensile-tailed porcupine looks like at the National Zoo. (Courtesy National Zoo/Roshan Patel) The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. welcomed a new prickly addition to its Small ...