The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

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Uruguay's M’Bopicuá Breeding Station keeps surprising us with births we haven't seen anywhere else. Here we have a gentle Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine. Born with soft fur that turns into hard spines with age, these porcupines live in trees eating fruits and vegetables and dig into ant nests for dessert. 

Sphiggurus spinosus porcupine m'bopicua 1

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Sphiggurus spinosus porcupine m'bopicua 3

6 responses to “A Fluffy Baby Paraguayan Porcupine”

  1. Carolyn C Avatar

    Good thing for Mom Porcupine that they are born with soft fur.
    So cute. Am always amazed at nature’s variety. Thanks.

  2. wombat Avatar

    You have to get up pretty early in the morning to post a mammal that I have never even heard of. Well done.

  3. Smilla Avatar
    Smilla

    Talk about bed hair…

  4. ZooBorn Fan Avatar
    ZooBorn Fan

    Are you sure it’s a baby porcupine?? Too darn cute!!

  5. eternalcanadian Avatar
    eternalcanadian

    are you kidding me? that’s a porcupine? well good thing it has fluffy quills as i can’t imagine the poor mum giving birth to prickly babies! so cute though!

  6. j Avatar
    j

    first time I seeing baby porcupine thanks

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