8 CURIOUS CREATURES
Feb 17, 2020
3 minutes
WORDS MARIJCKE DODDS
ILLUSTRATIONS
MARCELLE VAN NIEKERK
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VISCACHA
SIZE HEAD 30 – 45
WEIGHT 1,5 – 3
A viscacha lives high in the mountains of South America. It looks like a rabbit, but has legs like a kangaroo and a tail like a squirrel. Thanks to those strong legs, it can easily jump from rock to rock and scale steep cliffs. The thick fur protects it from the icy mountain air. When it needs to warm up, a viscacha will sit for hours in the sun with
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