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ashling

(25,771 posts) Sun Mar 10, 2013, 09:06 PM Mar 2013

Kittie Rodent affection

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Kittie Rodent affection (Original Post) ashling Mar 2013 OP

Wow! What is that thing? Brigid Mar 2013 #1

Capybara. Archae Mar 2013 #2

Yeah a little too big to be a Nutria. Paulie Mar 2013 #3

It it really that big?! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #5

Yeah, it really is. Jim Lane Mar 2013 #6

Was thinking something completely different. Nice! freshwest Mar 2013 #4

It's whispering to the cat- "Just try it, cat, just try swatting me and see what happens" n2doc Mar 2013 #7

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

1. Wow! What is that thing?

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 11:26 PM

Mar 2013

I think there's a South American rodent that looks like that, but the name won't come to me.

Archae

(46,340 posts)

2. Capybara.

Reply to Brigid (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 11:37 PM

Mar 2013

Loves to live in water.

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

3. Yeah a little too big to be a Nutria.

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 11:46 PM

Mar 2013

Rhiannon12866

(205,770 posts)

5. It it really that big?!

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 04:42 AM

Mar 2013

It's cute, but enormous!

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

6. Yeah, it really is.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 08:34 AM

Mar 2013

From Wikipedia:

Adult capybaras grow to 107 to 134 cm (3.51 to 4.40 ft) in length, stand 50 to 64 cm (20 to 25 in) tall at the withers, and typically weigh 35 to 66 kg (77 to 150 lb), with an average in the Venezuelan llanos of 48.9 kg (108 lb).[10][11] The top recorded weights are 91 kg (200 lb) for a wild female from Brazil and 73.5 kg (162 lb) for a wild male from Uruguay.[6][12]

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

4. Was thinking something completely different. Nice!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 04:21 AM

Mar 2013

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

7. It's whispering to the cat- "Just try it, cat, just try swatting me and see what happens"