A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.

Quick Scoop

Porcupettes are baby porcupines, and they’re born with soft quills that harden within a few hours after birth.

They’re usually about a foot long and weigh a little over 1–2 pounds when born, already able to follow their mother around fairly quickly.

Fun little facts

  • Name: Baby porcupines are universally referred to as “porcupettes” in wildlife guides and educational resources.
  • Quills at birth: Their quills start off soft, making birth safer for the mother, then dry and stiffen soon after.
  • Solo babies: Porcupine mothers typically have just one porcupette per year.

You might see this pop up in forum threads and fun-fact posts online, but it’s also used by zoos and wildlife departments, not just as internet slang.

TL;DR: What do you call a baby porcupine? A porcupette. 🦔

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