Fun porcupine facts: 1) A family of porcupines is called a prickle. 2) The Latin translation of porcupine is “porcus,” meaning pig, and “spina,” meaning thorn. 3) Porcupine quills may be as dense as 150 quills per square inch. #FingerPrickingGood | San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Porcupine? More like por-cute-pine. 😍 The Indian Crested Porcupine has multiple layers of spines. Each quill is brown and black in colour, with alternating bands of white. The quills of these noctural animals are made out of keratin - the same substance found in hair and fingernails! #IndianCrestedPorcupine #NightSafari | Mandai Wildlife Reserve

Interesting tidbit: Do you know that? The African black-backed jackal is one of the oldest living canid species, dating back over 2 million years. #interestingfacts #canidspecies #nature #naturelovers #porcupinetours | Porcupine Tours

Did you know baby porcupines are called porcupettes? ❤️ This great video is brought to you by Great American Insurance Group | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden