Baby porcupines find new home at Maymont: You’re invited to help name one

RICHMOND, Va. — A pair of baby porcupines, known as porcupettes, have found a new home at Richmond’s Maymont nature center.

The two young porcupines were born in Michigan in May and needed a new home once they were weaned because they aren’t equipped to survive on their own in the wild.

They will make their public debut on Friday, July 25, when visitors to The Robins Nature Center can watch them play, eat and nap through the large nursery room windows…

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