For a limited time, you can get your very own cuddly stuffed porcupine! Adopt one of our porcupines in Rocky Mountain Wild for $50, and you will not only get a stuffed animal, but you will also receive a full color photograph, personalized adoption certificate, fact sheet about North American porcupines, and an invitation to Parent Day in August!
Visit our Adopt an Animal page for more information.
The North American Porcupine, best known of the New World species, is a heavyset, short-legged, slow-moving rodent that is usually solitary, nocturnal, herbivorous, and spends much of its time in trees. It has a small head, a large, chunky body with a high arching back and short legs. Its head and body are 25 to 40 inches long, with a long, thick, muscular tail growing as long as 8 inches. It weighs from 10 to 40 pounds. Long, yellowish guard hairs cover the front half of its body while up to 30,000 quills are interspersed among the dark, coarse guard hairs of the back and tail. These quills are the most distinguishing characteristic of the porcupine. You can see a real porcupine in Rocky Mountain Wild at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo everyday next to the moose exhibit.
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