Members visit free all year! Purchase and visit today. Avoid the
line! Print your tickets at home. Karl: Male, born August 27,
2004 at Buffalo Zoo, and came to Philadelphia on January 13,
2005. Karl can be found in the Small Mammal House rotunda
sharing an exhibit with the two-toed sloths. Our agoutis share
an exhibit in the Small Mammal House with the two-toed sloths.
They are usually seen scurrying around the floor and foraging
for bits of food that the sloths drop. Small Mammal House
Agoutis are rodents with glossy, coarse fur that ranges from
reddish brown to almost black. The hair on the rump is longer
than the rest and can be held erect much like a porcupine’s
quills when the animal is frightened. Their bodies are slender
and their rear legs are longer than their front, which gives
them a characteristic crouched stance. They are quite agile and
move easily through the thick undergrowth. Their ears are round
and hairless, and they have very short, hairless tails that are
little more than a stub. There is