A giant South American rodent weighing at least 100 pounds was spotted at a waste-water treatment facility in California recently before disappearing in the brush, says Reuters.
And the Dread Pirate Roberts said he didn’t believe they existed. I guess we should be looking out next for the six fingered man.
August 19, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Love capybaras. 🙂
August 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Ah yes, this is the animal that the Vatican once approved could be eaten during Lent.
August 19, 2011 at 5:47 pm
INCONCEIVABLE !
August 19, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Hilarious creatures – gentle, water loving, trainable. They remind one of oversized guinea pigs. It's hard not to smile when you see one.
August 19, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Ahhh yes. I think back to fond memory of childhood in S. America when we used to ride them to Church on Sundays. Only have to feed them Chihuahuas to keep them happy. Otherwise they bite you.
August 20, 2011 at 1:20 am
Sophomores. But they grow out of it.
August 20, 2011 at 5:04 am
Awww, they're lovely
August 20, 2011 at 5:20 am
Hey, I live in CA; considering the politicians we have in this state, if that ROUS decides to run for office, I'd vote for it! Could not be any worse than what is there now. My only hope would be that Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, Maxine Waters, Barbra Lee, Waxman (geez I could go on forever) well anyways, my hope would be they wouldn't corrupt it!
Lisa
August 20, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Hey, Lisa, We got Barbara Mikulski here in Maryland, want to trade???
Mary De Voe
August 20, 2011 at 4:55 pm
In the south, the giant musk rats are renamed Nutria and are quick frozen and sent to China where they are a good source of protein to starving people. America did not want to eat the creatures so they were sent off. (Where are the Beverly Hillbillies when you need them? I'm cravin' some pickled crawdad gizzards)Here, in the east, the muskrat, whose pelts are considered good for fur, are called marsh rabbits, deep fried and eaten.
Another thought, there is an oriental predator fish, the carp, the golden carp is also known as the gold fish, threatening the Great Lakes to where the engineers want to reverse the flow of the river away from the Lakes. A less costly solution would be to EAT THEM. Catch them, can them and eat them. Sounds good to me. I like fish. The only things stopping them is Pelosi's husband owns Star Kist tuna and he might not want the competition, even when Pelosi gives him stimulus funds. Sorry Charlie, I can't swallow Star Kist tuna or John Kerry's Heinz. So much for rational thinking.
Mary De Voe