Meet Hershey, a baby porcupine who was born in front of visitors at ZSL London Zoo. The mother, Hettie, left her den to give birth to the porcupette outside, where visitors could see the baby emerge. (📸 ZSL London Zoo)
A baby porcupine, known as a porcupette, has been born in front of excited visitors at ZSL London Zoo.
The mother, Hettie, left her den to give birth to Hershey outside, where visitors could see the baby emerge.Zookeeper Veronica Heldt said Hettie gave birth to her last porcupette, Herbie, seven months ago inside her den but had decided to introduce Hershey to the world more quickly.
"We answered a lot of not-so-subtle questions about porcupine quills - they're soft at birth, before quickly hardening, so Hettie's labour was not as painful as some watching mothers were imagining."They will discover the sex of the youngster, who was born on 25 March, after its first health check when one of its quills will be sent for DNA testing.Ms Heldt added the family of four, including the father Henning, had been "doting" on the new arrival.
Porcupines can live up to 20 years in captivity and form lifelong monogamous pairs, raising their young together. Hershey is a cape porcupine, which is the largest of all the porcupine species, weighing in at 15kg as an adult, about as much as a microwave.
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