Meet New Zoo Arrivals African Crested Porcupines Named Thorn And Thistle

Peterborough, meet Thorn and Thistle—the latest adorable additions to Riverview Park & Zoo. They are African Crested Porcupines who just arrived Thursday night (October 2nd) from Edmonton and were quite interested in exploring their new quarters in the zoo's animal health care centre. They'll have at least 30 days of quarantine to complete before being officially unveiled to the public, the zoo's Manager and Curator Jim Moloney tells us. But here is your first look...

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