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100-pound rodent kept as pet

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-08 09:41
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100-pound rodent kept as pet
This photo released by Melanie Typaldos shows Typaldos and Caplin her pet capybara wearing his Halloween custome. The capybara, Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America. It weighs about a hundred pounds, and is about 2 feet tall at the shoulder. [Agencies]