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Longleat Safari Park keepers hoping for baby porcupines
Overview
Zookeepers at Longleat Safari Park are hoping for baby porcupines, known as porcupettes, following the arrival of a male prehensile-tailed porcupine named Gus. He has been introduced to the park's female porcupine, Pumpkin, with keepers reporting positive initial interactions.
Key points
- Longleat Safari Park has welcomed a male prehensile-tailed porcupine named Gus (short for Asparagus).
- Keepers hope Gus will breed with the park's female porcupine, Pumpkin.
- The average pregnancy for these porcupines is around 200 days.
- The park currently houses three species of porcupine: prehensile-tailed, North American tree, and Cape porcupines.