An excellent small mammal arrived in DC on August 12 when a prehensile-tailed porcupette was born. The prickly critter, which will grow up to be a prehensile-tailed porcupine, does not yet have a name ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new resident three weeks ago: a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine. The unnamed porcupette was ...

Far up a giant Amazon jungle tree, a large howler monkey walked among the branches. As it stepped from branch to branch, its long tail would wrap around a convenient trunk providing extra stability.

The binturong is a tree-dwelling mammal equipped with strong limbs, a powerful bite, and a prehensile tail that allows it to maintain control in high-risk environments. While not a typical predator, ...

LANSING, MI – A new lady has moved into Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. Zoo staff announced Thursday the arrival of the park’s newest resident – a female prehensile-tailed porcupine named Sophie, who ...

Tails come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for all sorts of things. For instance, tails can help with locomotion, to keep balance, and to communicate with others. Some tails are even able to ...

This is the tail of a veiled chameleon; it’s a prehensile tail, meaning it’s able to grasp and hold onto objects. In the wild, these lizards live most of their lives in the trees and use their tails ...