CROCODILIANS
CHAPTER 6 CROCODILIANS Javier Nevarez COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Modern-day crocodilians date back to the Mesozoic era over 65 million years ago, surviving to the present with relatively few…
ORNAMENTAL FISH
CHAPTER 4 ORNAMENTAL FISH Stephen M. Miller, Mark A. Mitchell Ornamental fish present an unusual paradox in that they are both well known and unknown to veterinarians. These animals are…
GUINEA PIGS
CHAPTER 17 GUINEA PIGS Shannon M. Riggs COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Guinea pigs, Cavia porcellus, are members of the Caviidae family of the order Rodentia. Guinea pigs are native…
INVERTEBRATES
CHAPTER 3 INVERTEBRATES Trevor Zachariah, Mark A. Mitchell Invertebrates represent the largest group of animals on Earth, with approximately 1 million species characterized to date. Additional species are being discovered…
CHINCHILLAS
CHAPTER 18 CHINCHILLAS Shannon M. Riggs, Mark A. Mitchell COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY There are two species of chinchilla that are kept in captivity: Chinchilla laniger (or lanigera) and…
HAMSTERS AND GERBILS
CHAPTER 15 HAMSTERS AND GERBILS J. Jill Heatley, M. Camille Harris COMMON SPECIES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY Hamsters and gerbils are members of Rodentia, the largest order of mammals. Their name…