Baby porcupine

A couple of days ago, one of the researchers here found a little baby Coendou mexicanus on the ground near a trail; it had apparently fallen from a tree and was near death. She took it back to the station and nursed him back to health. While this baby porcupine was recuperating, I got to hold him a little and he was so cute! He didn't bite at all and hadn't grown in any big spines yet. It was really exciting having this little fella around, but this morning he had to go to a wildlife rehabilitation center. I hope he will be OK -- he seemed pretty frisky yesterday and was crawling around everywhere!