Baby Porcupine Born At Brookfield Zoo
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CHICAGO (CBS)--A tiny porcupette (baby porcupine) born July 2 is being bottle-fed at Brookfield Zoo after his mother stopped nursing him.
Zoo staff is caring for the baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, who has yet to be named.
"He is being hand-reared by animal care staff after it was clear that his mom was not allowing him to nurse," a statement from the zoo said.
It's unclear why Lucia, the 5-year-old prehensile-tailed porcupine that gave birth to the porcupette, was not providing proper maternal care.
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