Baby porcupine now on display at Prospect Park Zoo By FOX 5 NY Staff Published Baby porcupine at the zoo A baby porcupine named Barb is on display at the Prospect Park Zoo. She was born there in February 2021. NEW YORK - A baby porcupine that was born at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo in February is now on display to the public. Zoo staff named the young North American porcupine Barb, a reference to the animal's quill. Her mother's name is Needles and her father is Spike, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Visitors can find Barb in the porcupine habitat in the zoo's