animal of the month: capybara

Now announcing the Unlikely Moose Animal of Month for June 2006:

capybara

Congrats to the capybara. I was able to witness a capybara firsthand in San Diego. They are the world’s largest rodents. They’re like a giant hamster. How cool is that.

capybara links:

video of cabybaras feeding

videos of capybaras swimming

wikipedia’s entry on the capybara

french speaking capybaras

capybara t-shirts

capybara facts

Guinea-zilla?

you think the capybara is big. check out this fossil of the world’s largest rodent ever. no actual photos, just an article