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Capybara, largest rodent in the world
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No, it is not a hamster on steroids!
The boys only have eyes for the shy capybara at the Cango Wildlife Ranch
at Outshoorn.
This photo is currently on a web
site giving more details about these animals.
For instance, they are found in South America, south to Argentina, west to the Andes, and north to Panama. So this one is a visitor in South Africa! In Buenos Aires City Zoo, we saw at least 20 of them browsing, not kept in cages. We couldn't decide if they were very big jackrabbits, small gazelles or a cross between the two and something else!
Theo loves all animals!
Another picture of this capy
A drawing of the capybara, from Sheryl's Capybara
page. Note the webbed feet, small ears and almost non-existent tail. It
has coarse hair and makes a sound like the call of a bird. Capys are vegetarian.
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KIBANA-SHAKUNAGE (Rhododendron aureum): One of the Alpine Rhododendrons.
Its pale-yellow color is expressed in both the Japanese and the Latin name
(image).
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