An article on some non-traditional species used in biomedical research. Quote from abstract: "Parrots, budgerigars, cockatiels, and related psittacine species are used primarily in cognition and behavior studies, as well as pharmacology and avian disease research. Caring for these highly intelligent and behaviorally complex animals can be quite interesting and challenging (Kalmar et al. 2010). Among reptile species, turtles and lizards are most frequently kept in research facilities. Turtles have been extensively used in physiology research and teaching, including investigations of hypoxia and freeze tolerance (Packard and Packard 2004; Overgaard et al. 2007)."
