King of the Marshlands

They say camels are animals designed by a committee. But imagine something with beaver fur, on a rather piggy shaped, fat-bottomed body. The legs are thin and sheepy but the feet are broad and webbed. The head is like a brick, with tiny wiggly round ears at the back, sleepy eyes half way along the brick and a teddy bear nose at the front. Whiskers, a hint of shaggy mane and when he eats, his cheeks fill right out like a hamster’s. Superb. Ladies and gentleman, the capybara, the world’s largest rodent. And if it wasn’t for the piranhas, I’d be hopping right out of the boat this instant to give one a hug.