7.1K views · 386 reactions |  Besides looking absolutely fabulous with their prominent noses, here's a species famous for their strong tails  and having thousands of quills...which are barbed! Ouch! Not one to cuddle then. Still CUTE though!  | Longleat | Facebook

Meet Quinn the prehensile-tailed porcupine | Animal Memes

15K views · 677 reactions | Meet Diego, the prehensile-tailed porcupine. Did you know a prehensile tail is a tail adapted for grasping and holding objects? These porcupines use their tails for grasping and hanging in trees! | Philadelphia Zoo | Facebook

❤️🦔 Prehensile-tailed porcupines, like our 2-week-old porcupette, are born with the ability to climb! At birth, their quills are soft, but they harden within minutes. The name prehensile means “capable of grasping”; the underside of its tail lacks quills, allowing the porcupine to grip branches with this appendage and navigate the forest canopy with ease. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

162K views · 11K reactions | SOUND ON for porcupine ASMR!  Prehensile-tailed porcupines, like Miles at the Zoo, have poor eyesight but lean into their keen senses of smell, hearing, and touch. Their sniffers help them sleuth around for the leaves, flowers, shoots, and roots that make up their herbivorous diet. : Keeper Addy Alt-text: A short and sweet reel of Miles the prehensile-tailed porcupine sniffing about and chomping on leafy greens. | Santa Barbara Zoo | Facebook

🚨 Zoo Baby News! 🚨 A porcupette was born to Quinn, the Milwaukee County Zoo's prehensile-tailed porcupine! See the animal care team perform the ultrasound when they found out the exciting news! Ultrasound date: 1/24/2022 Birth date: 3/27/2022 Porcupette photo & video date: 4/4/2022 | WISN 12 NEWS

1.3K views · 51 reactions | Ever wondered what it's like to care for our prehensile-tailed porcupine? Keeper Darcie will be answering your questions on Instagram and Facebook live Tuesday at 2PM! Comment below for a chance to have your question answered and be sure to tune in! #GreensboroScienceCenter #VisitGSO #AskTheKeeper #PrehensileTailedPorcupine #Porcupine | Greensboro Science Center | Facebook

4.6K views · 98 reactions | BABY PORCUPINE: A baby prehensile-tailed porcupine is being fed and cared for by the staff at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. The porcupette was born on March 19, and the animal care team took over because the baby’s mom was not providing adequate care. | 9&10 News | Facebook