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 hard, ...

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 ...

Locally, when one hears of the agouti, the first thing which comes to mind for many is curry and a pot. However, many may not be aware of the great value of this species—the red-rumped agouti—to our ...

Yesterday, shortly after 7 p.m., a male agouti escaped from his outdoor enclosure behind the Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Agoutis are large beautiful rodents about the size of ...

The determined agouti who briefly escaped his cage at the Smithsonian National Zoo last month has died. Zoo officials say Macadamia, a South American rodent about the size of a large house cat, died ...

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 ...

Over the past few thousand years, Florida's deer mice evolved lighter fur and different camouflaging to survive on beaches, a new study suggests. The lighter tan color is controlled by one protein, ...

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- 'Macadamia,' an agouti escaped from his outdoor enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Monday evening, according to officials at the zoo. The agouti, a large rodent about ...