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Mexican Aguti

Photo by rachely
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Field Notes

Description:

brown silky fur on bread loaf sized rodent

Habitat:

Mexico and South America

Notes:

These animals ran around our resort and would come close where we could feed them toast. The locals said they eat them

Reference Links:

Mexican Agouti

Species ID Suggestions

Mexican Aguti

Dasyprocta mexicana

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Mexican aguti http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Agouti
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PublishedApril 19, 2010

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