Instantly recognizable from the sharp, spiky quills covering their bodies, porcupines are among the largest rodents on earth.

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A baby porcupine whose name and sex are unknown was born recently at Fort Worth Zoo to two recently introduced porcupines.

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Porcupines are large rodents in the Erethizontidae (New World) or Hystricidae (Old World) family. The ones in this clip are North American porcupines, Erethizon dorsatum, which have the ...