Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent
...s of Peru. The large rodent is about the size of a squirrel and looks a bit like one, except its closest relatives are spiny rats. The nocturnal, climbing rodent is beautiful yet strange looking, with long dense fur, a broad blocky head, and thickly furred tail. A blackish crest of fur on the crown, nape a...What animals can tell us about hemorrhage, organ transplants and aging
... "If we can figure out how the hibernating ground squirrel does that, we might be able to avoid the damage th... much longer during the hibernation season and the squirrel can tolerate a much greater loss of blood during this time. And Carey has found that this is true ev...Virus has 'catastrophic' affect on red squirrels, research shows
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...sequencing. The eight mammals are: 13-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilis tridecemlineatus), megabat (Cynopter...on photos of the gibbon, bushbaby, 13-lined ground squirrel and other organisms in the Large-Scale Sequencing Program are available at: www.genome.gov/10005141.......sequencing. The eight mammals are: 13-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilis tridecemlineatus), megabat (Cynopter...on photos of the gibbon, bushbaby, 13-lined ground squirrel and other organisms in the Large-Scale Sequencing Program are available at: www.genome.gov/10005141....