"When it spat it out, I looked at it and remarked 'What the hell is that?'" one student recalled of what could be a ...

Think birds can’t have spikes? Think again. Explore the world of spiky animals, from crowned cranes to hedgehogs and venomous ...

To excavate the discovered skeleton, they picked away at the bones with porcupine quills and removed many fragments of the fish’s impressive skull. After cutting out paper copies of each, they fit ...

Fish: Fish species, like goldfish and bettas, may engage in self-cannibalism, especially when confined to small spaces or injured. Praying Mantises: In some cases, praying mantises resort to self ...

When a porcupine feels threatened, it tenses up and attacks predators with a swat of its quill-covered tail. Some quills may become embedded into the predator’s skin. Occasionally, loose quills ...

A family in New Jersey has been left heartbroken by the death of their pet dog, after a fight with a porcupine left quills inside of its body, with the owners aware that the spiky rodents even ...