Tiny porcupine nibbles baby sweetcorn at Battersea Park Children’s Zoo
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The adorable footage (click to play above) shows Rico - a prehensile-tailed porcupine tucking into miniature corn on the cob at his new home at Battersea Park Children's Zoo.
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Hide AdA spokesperson for the zoo posted on social media: “Rico arrived at the zoo last week, and our keepers are pleased to share that he is settling in very well! Although he’s still a little shy, he very quickly comes out of his shell at dinner time - clearing all of his fruits and vegetables in no time at all!”
The prehensile-tailed porcupine is native to the forest canopies of South America, this incredible species is herbivorous, feeding on a variety of flowers, leaves, roots, shoots and fruits.
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