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Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Photo by to.marijose
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Their usual family hangout for a daily meal. The odour of this polluted canal doesn't seem to bother them at all. They share their habitat with alligators sun bathing and all the passerby who takes this path to go the beach.

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PublishedJuly 11, 2014

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