World’s largest rodent found in Paso Robles wastewater
August 17, 2011
A species of the world’s largest rodent, a capybara, was discovered July 22 by Nick Camp at the Paso Robles Wastewater Treatment Plant. [Huffington Post]
Kamp took photographs of the animal, which can grow up to weigh 145 pounds and measure four feet in length, and described what he saw: “It had the body of a pig, but it had a longer nose and head to it.”
He said that the animal seemed calm, and swam with its head above and below the water.
Todd Tognazzini, a lieutenant with the Department of Fish and Game, believes the capybara is an escaped pet, although the animal cannot legally be kept without a special permit, reported UK’s The Telegraph.
Native to South America, capybaras are the largest rodents in the world, and can grow to be as large as a big dog.
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