Attack of the Giant Guinea Pig

New Scientist reports on a remarkable skeleton discovered in Venezuala

The full magnitude of the world's largest ever rodent has been revealed- the now-extinct monster was the size of a cow.
The creature weighed in at 700 kilograms and lived eight million years ago, roaming the lush banks of the ancient Orinoco delta in northwestern Venezuela. But the three-metre-long, 1.3-metre-tall behemoth was an evolutionary cousin of today's humble guinea pig.

You would need a big hutch for one of those. (Link from Boing Boing)

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