Today on Steve’s Wild Kingdom…
I present to you the Viscacha. The Viscacha is a rodent that is part of the chinchilla family native the Andes. It resembles a large rabbit with a long squirrel-like tail. We often see them in the mornings on our drive back from the telescope to the dorm. This morning I actually managed to grab a picture of one. The Sun hasn’t quite risen yet and the viscacha wouldn’t let me get very close so the picture isn’t the greatest. Shortly after taking this picture, the viscacha bounded up the rocks and further away. It is quite odd to see what looks like a rabbit scrambling up a rocky mountainside.
That wasn’t the only wildlife I managed to see today either…
Comment by Karin & Adam
Wow – what a freaky looking rabbit-squirrel! Can’t wait to come see them for ourselves!
Hope the clouds cleared up and you got some good observing in.
Posted on December 14, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Comment by Mom Foley
I agree with Karin. That rodent looks mighty strange, at least next to North American standards. But we do all love to see what the wildlife is like down there. Hope you’re getting some good observing in.
Posted on December 14, 2006 at 6:42 pm
Comment by flygrrl
I’m sure Lily would like to have one as a pet.
Posted on January 12, 2007 at 10:19 am