A new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease.

Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok know I’m a fan of animals playing with each other. I watch many of these videos each day because the algorithms keep sending ...

WILTON — The whir of plastic wheels set in motion by small, furry degus intrigued a shopper at Mt. Blue Agway Monday. The cage, holding half a dozen degus, sits among smaller cages of hampsters ...

Meet the degu. Native to Chile, these highly social rodents develop pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, including Aβ and tau deposits. Cognition also declines as these animals age, ...

The authors provide general information on morphological, physiological, and behavioral characteristics of the degu, as well as handling, diet, breeding, environmental enrichment, and disease ...

Pets of the week: Bert and Ernie Bert and Ernie might look like a pair of overgrown gerbils, but they’re actually degus. They are 6-week-old brothers who keep each other (and everyone around ...

Led by researchers from the University of California at Irvine, a new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural ...

Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators.

The three-year-old degu was left alone at the end of last year, after his companion had to be put to sleep A "lonely" degu repeatedly rejected by fellow rodents has finally found love following a ...