You’d think that porcupines climbing trees would be visible and therefore well-studied. Roughly the size of housecats with ...

DNA analysis has revealed a hidden porcupine species in Colombia, mistaken for over a century. The discovery shows how even ...

Scientists found a “completely spiny,” 2-foot-long mammal in a forest of Colombia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Niels van Altena via Unsplash In a darkened forest of central ...

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In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body. Its elusive lifestyle and cryptic appearance largely helped it go ...