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Stories about: beaver

The Largest Rodent South America is the land of the giant rodents. And the biggest of them all is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). This is the largest living rodent, a relative of agouti, chinchilla, nutria, American porcupine and guinea pig. In many languages, the animal is called "water hog" (this is how hydrochoerus transla... 12 March 2008 09:47 GMT Nature's Loggers: Beavers The first beavers appeared in North America about 32 million years ago (at the beginning of Oligocene); by the end of Oligocene, 23 million years ago, they entered Europe, and by the end of Miocene, 5 million years ago, they entered Asia. There are 22 extinct genera of beavers. In Pleistocene, 2 million years ago, Tr... 29 November 2007 17:28 GMT