Monday, February 20, 2017

Fun Fact Q4: speaking of hair...



Why were these rodents hunted almost to extinction by the early nineteenth 20th century?

In which CITES appendix are these (wild) rodents listed?

Why are they no longer under pressure from hunting in the wild?

What are the 2 species, from where did they get their name, and which of these species is bred in captivity?

Which features of their normal ecology affect our husbandry with respect to caging, cage furniture/enrichments, nutrition and group housing?

What 2 main research areas are they commonly used for and why? 

Research with these rodents has substantially contributed to our knowledge of the pathogenesis treatment and prevention of which important human bacterial disease?



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