Maizey the porcupine at the San Diego Zoo became the first to have a cesarean section in North America after birthing ...

The zoo says the procedure was instrumental in saving the mother and baby. Wildlife care specialists decided to hand-rear the ...

In a first for the species, a porcupine mom gave birth via cesarean section at the San Diego Zoo in California. The surgery ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS Newspath/APTN/WKRC) - Veterinarians from the San Diego Wildlife Alliance successfully performed the first ever C-section for a North American porcupine. In a press release, the zoo ...

The North American porcupine is native to the forests of North ... Ken Bohn San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Veterinarians and wildlife conservationists are now celebrating the success of Maizey ...

In a first for the species, a porcupine mom gave birth via cesarean section at the San Diego Zoo in California ... but had never been done on a North American porcupine. When Maizey went into ...