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Various pictures from my "Weekly obscures" series (that I actually do when I feel motivated, as i never wanted it to become a pressure) done in 2020 and 2021.
White-tailed mongoose, Plush-crested jay, Chacoan mara, patagonian tortoise and Bleeding heart dove.
Kind of in the mood to go back to this series again.
Apologies for the disappearance <3 I had to take care of some RL things.
Also, thank you all a ton for all the notifications and follows! <3 much appreciated :)
#dove#bleeding heart#bird art#tortoise#patagonian#mara#chacoan mara#rodents#reptiles#mongoose#white-tailed mongoose#urraca#plush crested jay#2020#2021#nothofagus-obliqua#weeklyobscures#biodiversity
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972. Illustrated by Peter Barrett.
1.) Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
2.) Chacoan mara (Dolichotis salinicola)
3.) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
4.) Pacarana (Dinomys branickii)
5.) Mountain paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii)
6.) Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)
7.) Red acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy)
8.) Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa)
9.) Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
#rodents#patagonian maras#chacoan maras#capybaras#pacaranas#mountain pacas#lowland pacas#red acouchi#black agoutis#red-rumped agoutis#Peter Barrett
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My favourite caviids
#caviidae#caviids#capybara#patagonian mara#chacoan mara#rock cavy#acrobatic cavy#common yellow toothed cavy#santa catarina's guinea pig#montane guinea pig#greater guinea pig#guinea pig#rodents#favourite animals#favourites
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During the heatwave I stayed up until 6 am to mount this baby chacoan mara. It was just too hot during the day to do anything but I really wanted to do this one! The skin was super fragile and thin (and I nearly pulled one of the legs off even though I'm always super careful 😭) and it had two slipping spots, but I could hide them pretty well. I had been looking forward to making this baby for a while now, and I'm so glad I finally did it. I have two more baby maras and one adult one in the freezer, I hope to work on those soon :) She's not done yet, I still need to do some of the finishing touches
Pictures of the process:
I made the body with woodwool, and I sculpted the head in clay and cast it in foam. The yellow and orange pins are to keep the skin in place during drying. The clay in the ear is so that it keeps its shape during drying, since the ears were too thin to split
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Mara (mammal) - Wikipedia
The maras (Dolichotis) are a genus of the cavy family of rodents. They are the sole extant representatives of the subfamily Dolichotinae.[1] These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina, but also live in Paraguay and elsewhere in South America. Maras are the fourth-largest rodent in the world, after capybaras, beavers, and porcupines, reaching about 45 cm (18 in) in height.
Dolichotis means ‘long-earred’ (from dolicho- ‘long’ + ōt- ‘ear’) in Ancient Greek.[2]
Description
Maras have stocky bodies, three sharp-clawed digits on the hind feet, and four digits of the fore feet. Maras have been described as resembling long-legged rabbits. Patagonian maras can run at speeds up to 29 km (18 mi) per hour. They can weigh over 11 kg (24 lb) in adulthood.
Most maras have brown heads and bodies, dark (almost black) rumps with a white fringe around the base, and white bellies.
Maras may amble, hop in a rabbit-like fashion, gallop, or bounce on all fours. They have been known to leap up to 6 ft (1.8 m).
Maras mate for life, and may have from one to three offspring each year. Mara babies are very well-developed, and can start grazing within 24 hours. They use a creche system, where one pair of adults keeps watch for all the young in the creche. If they spot danger, the young rush below ground into a burrow, and the adults are left to run for it.
Species
Two species of maras are recognized:
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dolichotis patagonum' Patagonian mara Argentina
Dolichotis salinicola Chacoan mara Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Interaction with humans
Patagonian maras are often kept in zoos or as pets, and are also known as "Patagonian cavies" or "Patagonian hares". They can be quite social with humans if raised with human interaction from a young age, though they avoid people in the wild. Maras may even change their habits from coming out in day to becoming nocturnal, simply to avoid social interaction.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dolichotis.
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Mara
The Mara represents a small genus within the cavy family. Currently, we know of only two separate species of Mara still existing. These we named the Chacoan and the Patagonian maras. Genetically, they also appear to be relatives of the much smaller guinea pig. They remain endemic to several regions of South America. They also appear […]
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This Animal Makes A Way Better Pet Than Dogs And Cats, According To Science
Have you ever exactly sat around and pondered what best available baby to own might be? Well, believe it or not, there’s a complete list and guess what? Cat and puppies aren’t included!
As bizarre as it mayseem to learn that breathtaking swine like hounds and cats aren’t on the list, I can’t improve think which swine are. According to Metro, a group of researchers looking to narrow down what best available domesticated babies are composed a roll of the top 25 better babies to own.
Arecent blog post published by Frontiers regarding the study reads,
Responding to the growing trend in keeping exotic swine as babies a squad, is presided over by Dr. Paul Koene, has developed a methodology to assess the suitability of mammals to be kept domestically in a brand-new survey published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
About 90 species were graded based on a few idiosyncrasies including their behavior in confinement, maintenance needed to keep them healthyand how hazardous us to be able to humans. As a outcome, best available baby you are able own, according to science, is …* drumroll, delight* … a sika deer, also known as the Japanese deer!
And this entire time you thought your pup was the best domesticated of all time. Well, perhaps, but technically speaking , not according to science!
As for the rest of the swine on the roster, here’s a closer look at the top 15.
Sika deer Agile wallaby Tammar wallaby Llama Asian palm civet Himalayan striped squirrel Common yellow-toothed cavy Golden spiny mouse Common wallaroo Arabian spiny mouse Swamp wallaby Bactrian camel Brazilian Guinea animal Chacoan mara Red-necked wallaby African pygmy mouse
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Some cool exotics I got from the zoo: Chacoan Mara's! They're rodents from South America. I have one adult specimen (with an adorable patch of white hair on the top of the head) and three young ones of just 5 days old. Their mother didn't look after them so the zookeepers tried their best, but sadly they didn't make it. Now it's up to me to preserve them so people get to know this awesome species!
There's just a few zoos around the world that have Chacoan Mara's (none of them in the USA, they're pretty much all in the EU). The Patagonian Mara, a close relative, is better known and seen more often in zoos
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The last of the three juvenile chacoan mara's I had sadly also had some slip issues :( I'll try to save as much as I can
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A special little baby: chacoan mara! They are so small and fragile... it felt like skinning a long-legged hamster. The pelt went back in the freezer to be mounted later, and the skull went to @corvus-coraxs
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Mara
The Mara represents a small genus within the cavy family. Currently, we know of only two separate species of Mara still existing. These we named the Chacoan and the Patagonian maras. Genetically, they also appear to be relatives of the much smaller guinea pig. They remain endemic to several regions of South America. They also appear […]
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