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Patagonian mara

Dolichotis patagonum

2 Species ID Suggestions

MartinLeo
MartinLeo 10 years ago
carpincho, capincho, chigüiro, chigüire, ponche, capibara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Mara patagonica
Dolichotis sp. Dolichotis


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9 Comments

c3geckos5
c3geckos5 10 years ago

Cool sporting it was cuat

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Hi c3geckos13! Now that Xiaoxuan has given you the right ID for this animal, you can edit the spotting and change the common name. The scientific name is Dolichotis patagonum. If it was spotted in an animal park or zoo, you should add the name of the park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_...

XXD17
XXD17 10 years ago

This is a Patagonian mara...not a capybara

c3geckos13
c3geckos13 10 years ago

That gos for you to

c3geckos10
c3geckos10 10 years ago

What is it

c3geckos13
c3geckos13 10 years ago

It isn't

c3geckos1
c3geckos1 10 years ago

It looks like Rabitt

c3geckos13
c3geckos13 10 years ago

Ok thank you do you know what it is

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Hi there Punahou School! This is not a capibara. Here's what the capibara looks like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara
Was this animal captive in a zoo?

Punahou School
Spotted by a stud ent at Punahou School

CABA, Argentina

Spotted on Sep 26, 2010
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013

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