Posted on 08/22/2016 6:54:12 AM PDT by C19fan
Capybara are real damn cute. Look at this bugger. In fact, capybara are so endearing, that some people may have been importing them to own as pets. This might explain why the 100-pound rodents, which are native to South America’s marshlands, have been showing up in places where they don’t belong. According to biologist Elizabeth Congdon, an assistant professor at Bethune-Cookman University, the state of Florida could have a serious capybara problem—and it might be the fault of exotic pet owners.
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They're herbivores so you might not be far off. I 'm thinking more like rabbit. From the looks of that pic with Andrew Zimmern they look like white meat, just like rabbit. Gonna have to check with my South American friends for some recipes. Otherwise it's gonna be Capybara cacciatore with some garlic bread and red wine.
Well, the moles died happhapphappy!
I didn’t ‘throw up in my mouth a little’ - I threw up in my mouth A LOT!
Fire ants have spread further north.
Spread some Diatomaceous Earth across the top of the nest. It will wipe them out.
At least one FReeper likes cuy...
I ate guinea pig last year in Chile...not bad tasting.
Armadillo are north of I-20 in GA.
Did you brave the new TacoBell tonight? ;o)
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