It's hot in here
what is the temperature standardly used to house mice
What is 20–26 °C (68-78.8F)
The most commonly used influenza model is
What is the ferret
This species is commonly used for cholesterol cholelithiasis research
What is a hamster
blink in you miss it; gestation in the species is under 20d?
Pocket Gophers (Geomys, Thomomys)
Mice
This species males have a beautiful song that is learned; however, the girls are quite silent
What is a zebrafish
What temperature is proper for housing Naked Mole Rats
What is 80-90 F
This species is used to study vibrissal touch
What is Eutruscan shrew
This virus predisposes Woodchucks into developing hepatocellular carcinoma
Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus
This tissue of rabbits is equivalent to the bursa of chickens
Sacculus rotundus
This species of hamster develops a white hair coat in winter
What is Djungarian (Phodopus sungorus)
These species don’t need water (provided in food)
This big old mean rodents are commonly used for viral respiratory tract disease model
What is Cotton Rats (Sigmodon)
This species has three hearts
What is an octopus
This species' males secrete white foamy material to deposit in female, contributes to sperm motility
What is a Japanese quail
what animal may have seizures when restraining them
What is gerbils
This species recapitulates the pathogenic, clinical, and histopathological features of COVID-19 due to high binding affinity with ACE2
What is Syrian hamsters
This disease causes splenomegaly in turkeys and chickens, bloody diarrhea in turkeys, and acute respiratory disease in chickens
What is THEV = turkey adenovirus 3
This species has a “Heartless” mutant strain that can live for several days
What is a Axolotl
Rabbits are unable to ___, making them sensitive to developing hypercholesterolemia
What is the ability to increase sterol excretion in response to excess cholesterol in their diet
Very few true hibernators are used in research; three common examples include
What is
European hamster - Cricetus cricetus
Ground squirrels
Woodchuck
This animal is vulnerable to high temperatures due to poorly developed sweat glands
What is a ferret
The rabbit is an often used model of tuberculosis due to the predisposition to form
Pulmonary cavities
If I am a reptile with a 4 chambered heart, I am?
What is a crocodile
This physical trait is commonly seen in ferrets with Waardenburg syndrome
What is albinism/a blaze/blindness/impaired motion preception
Females have prostate glands in these two rodent species
What is
Multimammate Rat
White-tailed rat (rudimentary)