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Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

Description:

Adult Patagonian Mara (Cavy) resting at our small local zoo. Will never have a chance to see one in the wild so I appreciate our zoo bringing them closer to me.

Habitat:

Local Zoo

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3 Comments

Sea Jewel
Sea Jewel 9 years ago

I use to tell people they were jackalopes lol we had to remove their antlers. That's not true though, and I would correct it before I'd leave them to look. I loved my job.

MargaritaOrlova
MargaritaOrlova 12 years ago

Sweet thing!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

What a cutie! I've never seen one. Thanks for sharing.

VeldaSavage
Spotted by
VeldaSavage

Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

Spotted on Oct 6, 2010
Submitted on Aug 6, 2011

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