Meeting The Most Viral Porcupine

Rico, the prehensile-tailed porcupine is the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's next social media star. He's almost as big as Fiona the hippo because of his adorable snacking videos on TikTok.

Rico, who was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and came to Cincinnati at 3 months old, has captivated the zoo's social media audience with his boop-able nose, love for snoozing and the adorable way he crunches on snacks. I was able to meet with his keeper Mark Muthersbaugh to learn more about the species, what it means to work with Rico and how important the animals at the zoo are.

Learn more about Rico:
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Filmed by Darren Brandenburg