I'm his best flamingo friend Freddy.

We're junior fliers at T.O.T.S.

Our friend Casey is a koala.

She knows a ton about baby animals.

Today she's going to tell us about...

( drumroll )

Both: Baby porcupines!

Casey: Thanks, Pip and Freddy.

Special delivery!

Meet Shelly.

This furry little nugget is a special type of animal

called a prehensile tailed porcupine.

A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.

When they are born, porcupettes are covered

in fuzzy red fur with tiny quills underneath it.

The red fur helps them blend into tree bark

while mom might be away looking for food.

As they get older, these quills will grow longer

and turn black and white,

which they use for protection from predators.

The black and white color helps them blend in

to the light and shadows of the trees.

What cool camouflage!

These porcupines love to climb.

They are born with special tails

that help them grip onto tree branches

while looking for food.

Shelly was even able to start climbing

just a few seconds after she was born.

Hi, I'm Reggie, and I'm with

Disney's Animal Science And Environment.

I work with a wide variety of animals.

Today we are working with our prehensile tailed porcupine

that is six months old.

When kids see her, they ask us,

"Is it real?", because she's so cute.

And that nose, you know, she melts your heart.

Just like I care for the baby animals at T.O.T.S.,

a team of animal care experts provide specialized care

for this porcupette to help Shelly grow up

healthy and strong.