Chiguieros

[Donde1]

Also called Capybara. On the Colombian Llanos. Largest rodent, the biggest are about the size of a medium sized pig.

 

[zombiesniper148 13]

Very cool.
I have seen them once. Wish I had been into wildlife photography at the time.
I however was a drunken sailor then and could only say "Dam! That's a huge guinea pig! lol

 

[BrentC]

Cool seeing them in the wild. We have a family of them in a little zoo in High Park.

 

[Jeff G]

Cool, they have that prehistoric look to them.

 

[Gary A.]

mmmmmhhhh ... Fried Capybara. You took a picture of lunch.

 

[Donde1]

I've heard they are popular eating in Venezuela.

 

[snowbear152 82]

Looks like a tapir with a short nose.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Looks like a tapir with a short nose.

Or a groundhog on steroids!

 

[Gary A.]

Very cool.
I have seen them once. Wish I had been into wildlife photography at the time.
I however was a drunken sailor then and could only say "Dam! That's a huge guinea pig! lol

LOL ... they are closely related to the Guinea Pig.

 

[Donde1]

The Guinea Pig known as "Cuy" in South America is a very popular dish in southern Colombia but I have yet to try it.

 

[jcdeboever]

Very cool.
I have seen them once. Wish I had been into wildlife photography at the time.
I however was a drunken sailor then and could only say "Dam! That's a huge guinea pig! lol

LOL ... they are closely related to the Guinea Pig.

did the Guinea pig and a rat from Detroit mate? geez, what a sight