Living up to their secretive nature, these two newborn agouti are shying away from the limelight. In the wild, they can usually be found hiding in burrows, but at their new home in Newquay Zoo, a ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (−38C>T) in the promoter of the human agouti-related protein (hAgRP) gene on promoter ...

The agouti ain’t no sewer rat: It’s actually a pivotal part of the rainforest ecosystem. Like a weird-looking squirrel, really. only without those obnoxious, oversized ears. You're trying too ...

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 ...

A male agouti made a brief escape from the National Zoo Monday night. Zoo officials say "Macadamia" escaped from his outdoor enclosure behind the Small Mammal House just after 7 p.m.