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A Cape porcupine family at the UK’s largest zoo has grown from three to four, with a spiky new baby joining the prickle – with the little one starting to venture outside just in time for Mother’s Day. Mum Kimya gave birth to the baby, known as a porcupette, at 3.34AM on 13th February 2024 … Read more
A tiny baby Cape porcupine has been caught on camera tucking into carrots and tomatoes and exploring its new home, as Whipsnade zookeepers shared behind the scenes video of the spiky new addition, which was born at the conservation zoo in Bedfordshire in August. Keeper Steve Merrick-White said the Cape porcupine baby’s birth in … Read more
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