The quills of a porcupine are their best method of self-defense against attacks from people or dogs. Traditionally, several native peoples collect porcupine quills for ritual and decorative purposes.

come here porcupine!" Then, not one but two crested porcupine emerged. The most striking thing wasn't the long black and white quills on their lumbering bodies - which at 30kg each were bigger ...

The officials seized various illegal items, including porcupine quills, peacock feathers, and monitor lizard genitalia. These items are often sold on the black market due to the superstitious ...

The Cape Cod and South East Massachusetts Rabies Task Force is seeking information about how the raccoon ended up on the side of Smith Lane in Eastham NBC Universal, Inc. Wildlife experts are ...

"We answered a lot of not-so-subtle questions about porcupine quills - they're soft at birth, before quickly hardening, so Hettie's labour was not as painful as some watching mothers were imagining." ...

The dog got herself into a prickly situation. A man found her with 50 porcupine quills stuck in her face. "This sweet girl emerged from the woods, clearly in distress," the SPCA said on social media.