Porcupines are famous for their pointy quills that can hurt their predators. In the wild, this spiky defense lets the porcupine stay safe, even amongst fearful predators like leopards. This video by ...

This experiment dives into the ancient origins of tattooing by recreating a stick-and-poke tattoo using porcupine quills and homemade ink. After tracing tattoo history from Ötzi the Iceman to cultures ...

Sarma, an Amur tiger at a Canadian zoo, recently had more than 100 quills removed from her paws after a run-in with a wild porcupine. Because the tiger received immediate medical attention, she is ...

Your dog faces all kinds of hazards in the field, including porcupine quills, and it’s your responsibility to keep it safe. Sportsmen who take their hunting dogs into the woods in many parts of the ...

Dogs on the internet are seemingly always finding themselves in trouble one way or another. For Bentley the Boxer, however, his tussle with a porcupine left him with quills poking from the entirety of ...

Two dogs in Texas are on a long road to recovery after running into a porcupine."I was just sitting here in the chair and Bull walked by the door," owner Peggy Gamblin told KTAB. "I told my husband, ...

Porcupine quills are hollow, like feathers, and are made from the same material, but then so are hairs, and fingernails, and claws and scales. The... Jan 08, 2015 — Porcupine quills are hollow, like ...

A new study shows that microscopic barbs allow porcupine quills to slice into flesh easily and stay there stubbornly. Image via Jeffrey Karp If you’ve ever had a violent encounter with a porcupine, it ...

If you’ve never been smacked by a porcupine, you might not understand just how hard it is to remove the quills once they’re lodged in your flesh. But as it turns out, these quills are inspiring better ...

If you’re unlucky enough to have met the business end of a porcupine—or if you have a pesky dog that has—you probably know a thing or two about porcupine quills. Scientific research is now catching up ...