The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Rodents are distinguished by their sharp-edged, 2 incisors.
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The capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America. It weighs about a hundred pounds, and is about 2 feet tall at the shoulder. To help you imagine the size of a capybara, click on the image to the right to see a picture including a human ... Home of the World's Largest Rodent Since 1998...
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Watch as a female anaconda in Venezuela hunts down a capybara—the world's largest rodent—and swallows her meal whole. ... World's Largest Rodent: Buffalo-Size Fossil Discovered (September 2003)
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Heralded as the world's largest rodent, Phoberomys pattersoni looked more like a giant guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) than an oversized house rat (Rattus rattus) and it apparently flourished on a diet of vegetation, not scraps dropped on the kitchen floor.
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It is the largest rodent in the world. Rodents are distinguished by their sharp-edged, 2 incisors. Capybara incisors are yellow. The weight of a male is 77 to 140 pounds, and the female is 80 to 145 pounds. ... World's Largest Rodent!
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No study of the fauna of the llanos of South America would be complete without mentioning the largest rodent in the world, the Capybara. This uncommon animal can be found from the Panama Canal down to Argentina. CHAPTERS: 1 - Introduction;
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