Lincoln Children's Zoo welcomes birth of porcupine

A baby porcupine born at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo Courtesy: Lincoln Children's Zoo

A baby porcupine born at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo Courtesy: Lincoln Children's Zoo

A baby porcupine born at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo Courtesy: Lincoln Children's Zoo

A baby porcupine born at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo Courtesy: Lincoln Children's Zoo

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Children’s Zoo on Wednesday announced the birth of a porcupine.

It is the first prehensile-tailed porcupine ever born at the zoo.

The baby porcupine, called a porcupette, was born on Aug. 1.

It weighed 15 ounces and has since grown to 2 pounds, 6 ounces.

The zoo said it has sent in a quill for DNA testing to determine the porcupine’s sex.

Porcupines are born with short quills covered by reddish-orange hai