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The world's largest rodent pet: The water dolphin

When it comes to rodents, most people keep hamsters, bamboo rats and chinchillas. So, do you know what the world's largest rodent pet is? The world's largest rodent pet is the water dolphin, which is a semi-aquatic animal that mainly eats grass. The water dolphin looks like a pig, but its face resembles a mouse, and it is also very good in water. Apr 06, 2024

The world's largest rodent pet

The aquatic dolphin is certainly very unfamiliar to everyone, and compared to hamsters, which are popular pets, it is not as well known to many people. The water dolphin is a semi-aquatic herbivore and the largest rodent in the world, mainly in South America, the largest water dolphin can grow up to 1.5 meters and can weigh about 60 kg. Although it is very large in size, it is a vegetarian and likes vegetables and fruits in particular. They often appear in swamps, as well as ponds and streams, but also especially like to soak in the water, if the hot springs would be better, soaking it will be able to fall asleep, is not similar to the sloth it.

 

Living Habits of Water Dolphins

Although they like to live in marshes and water, they only live in places where plants are abundant. Compared with other rodents, they don't make holes, and they will find shallow nests when they rest. Dolphins are gregarious animals, but they rarely fight among themselves and are extremely gentle. They spend most of their time looking for food, mainly grasses, such as wild aquatic plants, but sometimes they also climb to land to eat some vegetables and fruits, and sometimes they even eat rice.

 

Aquatic Dolphins' Swimming Skills

Because they stay at the water's edge all their lives, they are especially good swimmers. When they are in danger, they are the first to jump into the water to escape. They are large in size and have a lot of fatty tissue in their bodies, which makes them slightly buoyant when they enter the water. Dolphins like to stay in the water, so they are also very good at diving, and can dive to a relatively long distance in the water. When their nostrils are exposed to the water, they can stay hidden among the aquatic plants for a long time, without moving, no matter what happens.

The fur of the water dolphin is coarse and hard, and the hair on the body appears to be particularly sparse. Most male aardvarks usually have a more developed odor gland area at the top of their nose than females, and most of their bodies are yellowish brown or dark brown in color, with a tail so short that it is almost invisible. There are also many people who like to call a capybara a large rat without a tail.

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