Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) foraging for food. This large rodent inhabits the forests and savannahs of northern South America,where it feeds on a variety of foods,including fruit,seeds,grass and roots. It spends much of its life underground in a complex series of chambers and tunnels,which typically lead directly to sources of food. The agouti can reach over 60 centimetres in length,and is a favourite prey animal for a variety of carnivores. Photographed in Trinidad | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Gibbons, Bob |
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