It's about time Prickle got the spotlight! Prickle is an amazing ambassador because... well, you'll see. She's awesome!

Jessi shares Kizmit the African Crested Porcupine as a 5-6 month old youngster. She's growing fast and pretty soon she won't be a baby anymore.

Jessi compares Kemosabe the prehensile-tailed porcupine to life and the online Animal Wonders community. You all are seriously awesome!

Jessi asked for questions people had about Kemosabe and we had so many responses. Here are as many questions as Jessi and Kemo could answer in one session! Thank you for all the asks!

Kemosabe the porcupine took a trip to the vet clinic where we found out why he was coughing. It was an adventure!

Kemosabe the prehensile tailed porcupine has captured the hearts of millions. Please enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite episodes with him.

Kizmit the African crested porcupine is a bunch of sweetness covered in quills. She loves attention! Maui and Ginger the green cheeked conures are wonderful and Jessi shares why it's fun to spend time with all of them.

Harvey the Hedgehog has come such a long way in such a short amount of time. Look at this adorable spikey boy enjoying his new home and happy and healthy life.

Jessi introduces what hedgehogs are, where they came from, when they starting living with humans, and how to take care of them as pets.



*Gloves are not recommended for normal interactions with hedgies. Jessi used gloves during...

Jessi introduces you to a new animal ambassador! She's tiny and adorable! Turn up the volume to hear all the super cute noises she makes.

Hedgehogs and porcupine sure look similar with bodies covered in spikes, but does that mean they're related to each other just because they look alike? Jessi explains with the help of Tickles the hedgehog and Kemosabe the porcupine!

Get to know some unique and unusual animals in a whole new up close and personal way! By listening to how their scales, quills, and armor sound you can experience how they feel by texture. Hedgehogs, armadillos, and dragons are incredible!

Kizmit has been practicing her crate training even though she's not traveling to shows right now. She's a pretty special but sensitive girl, so training is important to make sure she feels confident when going to new places. Watch how...

Animals are awesome, but sometimes fantastic facts can turn into wild tales that just are not true. Do camels store water in their humps? Do porcupines shoot their quills? Do snakes suffocate their prey?

If all crustaceans “want” to look like crabs, then tenrecs “want” to look like basically any other small mammal. These weird little guys are endemic to Madagascar – they’re native to nowhere else on Earth.

How the quill pen helped to promote literacy in North America and played a part in the founding of the nation.

In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we explore climate change and the Colorado River, helping children with disabilities, porcupine’s quills and, finally, the decline of chinstrap penguins.

This episode highlights how the Southwest is heating up and drying up, a new device called ACCESS4KIDS is helping children with disabilities, and finally how researchers have discovered that a unique quality of the porcupine's quill...

In this week's episode of NSF Science Now we explore climate change and the Colorado River, helping children with disabilities, porcupine's quills, and finally the decline of chinstrap penguins.

On this episode of Breaking Trail Coyote hangs out with his new friend “Bud” an adorable Dwarf Porcupine, and oh boy does he love his treats! Being a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Bud is unique from most other Porcupines in that he has...

Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines live throughout central and South America, making their lives in the canopy eating fruits, leaves, shoots, and other delicious vegetation. In the wild, they would not talk as much as Kemosabe, because they...

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote attempts to pickup and hold one of the spiniest creatures on the planet…the Echidna! Native to Australia, Echidnas are one of only two mammals in the world that actually lay eggs! Is that unique...

It may not be the super rare tentacled ciliate we were looking for, but it's still a really cool super rare tentacled ciliate!