Orlando Science Center is now home to a baby red-rumped agouti, an animal recently born inside the “Life” exhibit at the Loch Haven Park museum. The late July arrival was both a surprise and part of a ...

The Roger Williams Park Zoo is gearing up for Spring. Dr. Jeremy Goodman and Jen Rudolf are here to tell us about some school vacation week activities and to introduce us to Delilah, an agouti who is ...

When one thinks of Rio de Janeiro, one usually doesn’t think: rainforest. However, in the heart of the city sits a massive rainforest sprung over long-gone sugar and coffee plantations. The ...

Two rare black-rumped agouti, which are the first of their species to be born in the UK, are being looked after by staff at a Cornish zoo. The animals, part of the guinea pig family, have been ...

Feed adult mothers a methyl-rich or genistein-rich diet, and DNA methylation lowers expression of the agouti gene in their offspring, shifting their coat color away from the classic agouti yellow and ...

April 10 (UPI) --A woman jogging in Rybnik, Poland, contacted authorities when she spotted an agouti -- a Central American rodent resembling a large guinea pig. Rybnik Forestry officials said the ...

It all began when Peterson was encountered on Main Ridge. He was the first of several white agoutis discovered in the wild on the island of Tobago. Today, thanks to the wildlife breeding programme ...