A 6-year-old prehensile-tailed porcupine is poised to be the Cincinnati ... where he might be seen napping or eating some of his favorite foods. We got to meet Rico and ask his keepers, Mark ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new resident three weeks ago: a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine. The unnamed porcupette was born to mom Quinn and dad Seamus on March 27, the zoo announced Friday.

“I did not know porcupines have prehensile tails ... They also seem to be useful when trying to eat a sweet potato. Although you probably won’t see much of that in the wild!

Greg Rich scrapes the quills from a porcupine before preparing it to eat. (John Gaudi/CBC) Food has a way of bringing people together — and also sharing culture and history with those who may be on ...

The little porcupine has gained worldwide attention from oddly cute videos of him eating peanut butter ... Large curved claws, bare soles and a prehensile tail help the large rodent grip branches ...

The little porcupine -- who gained worldwide attention from oddly cute videos of him eating peanut butter ... Large curved claws, bare soles and a prehensile tail help the large rodent grip ...

The baby is being weighed daily to monitor its growth.Prehensile-tailed porcupines are native to the forests and rainforests of South America, including Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina.

The new addition is the third offspring born to parents Prickles and Shadow, two prehensile-tailed porcupines at the Stone Zoo in Massachusetts Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE.