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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"


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They resemble rabbits due to convergent evolution

Viscacha or vizcacha (UK: /vɪˈskætʃə/, US: /vɪˈskɑːtʃə/) are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscacha

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 hours ago

"Please, no photos. I am le tired." -Viscacha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I would think chinchillas would be more closely related to squirrels, than to rabbits.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

Look at that styling mustache

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Three finger salute = “I got this nap, don’t worry.”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Looks like Snoop Dogg to me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

He is friend and sometimes dinner I love him

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

very cute ^_^❤️