Latest piggy

[frank]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/2007_02_Capybaras_05.jpg

Check out my new piggys lol

 

[MemberX]

Capybara's! I love them! x)

 

[Rustypig]

Oh me too! Giant piggies |)

 

[Black Jack]

Ha ha ha ha ha!

 

[Wiebke]

What does Beans think? Isn't he jealous?

 

[tattyruncy]

Awwww I love these x) they are so cute x)

 

[frank]

Beans loves his big brothers as long as he does not have to share his home with them..... pigaloo gets too crowded

 

[ashleigh90]

sorry clicked the wrong wee thing lol but Frank the post i thanked you for was funny, so these big things are they actully huge guinea pigs ? lol xashx

 

[Briony_S]

I've never seen these before giant guineas they are lovely!

 

[frank]

sorry clicked the wrong wee thing lol but Frank the post i thanked you for was funny, so these big things are they actully huge guinea pigs ? lol xashx

They are closely related to guinea pigs but a different scientific classification living in south America they carry on much like giant guinea pigs and live in herds like the photo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

 

[frank]

even more information

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Capybaraprintout.shtml

 

[RachelW]

I have always loved capybaras, and I think they are just as cute as guinea pigs!
The funny thing is, although they are so big, they make the same noises (don't have an "adult" voice at all, but squeak).