If contempt were a cute animal, it would be this one 😅

I've just learned that this little guy is the only Northern #viscacha living in Europe! 😳 He's over 20 years old, which seems to be an age record for these animals, even in captivity. When this grandpa passes away, there will be no more Northern viscachas on our continent. As you may have guessed, #Viscachas are closely related to #chinchillas.

#WhiskersWednesday #WildlifeWednesday


#LagidiumPeruanum #NorthernViscacha #vizcacha #Hasenmaus #PeruanischeHasenmaus #Bergviscacha #Lagidium #rodent #Nagetier #animalPhotography #BiererBerg
The Ecuadorean #Viscacha is a fluffy epic #rodent of #Ecuador’s high mountains with long and wise whiskers and a bushy tail. These tenacious creatures are critically #endangered 😭😿 Help them to survive, be #vegan #Boycott4Wildlife 🥩🔥⛔️ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Spot the Viscacha

Somewhere in this image of NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a viscacha - a rabbit-like rodent related to chinchillas. The furry creature is well-camouflaged for the foothills of the Chilean Andes surrounding Rubin.

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/I. Sullivan

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/XS205018-CC/

#Viscacha #RubinObservatory #Chile #Andes #ChileanAndes #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #Chinchilla #rabbit

The Ecuadorean #Viscacha is a fluffy epic #rodent of #Ecuador’s high mountains with long and wise whiskers and a bushy tail. These tenacious creatures are critically #endangered 😭😿 Help them to survive, be #vegan #Boycott4Wildlife 🥩🔥⛔️ @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
The Ecuadorean #Viscacha is a fluffy epic #rodent of #Ecuador's high mountains with long and wise whiskers and a bushy tail. These tenacious creatures are critically #endangered 😭😿 Help them to survive, be #vegan #Boycott4Wildlife 🥩🔥⛔️ @[email protected] youtu.be/0o5MoqBnXZA

Ecuadorean Viscacha Lagidium a...
Ecuadorean Viscacha Lagidium ahuacaense - South America

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High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
The Ecuadorean #Viscacha is a fluffy epic #rodent of #Ecuador’s high mountains with long and wise whiskers and a bushy tail. These tenacious creatures are critically #endangered 😭😿 Help them to survive, be #vegan #Boycott4Wildlife 🥩🔥⛔️ @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer