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Subject:	Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Wed, 10 Jul 2002 23:43:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Pedro Silva writes: > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Brown writes: > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: > > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: > > > > > > > My wife got her degree in poly-sci - I gotta hear it all the time (but does > > > > she know what Chiarascurro is, or Trompe L'oiel? > > > > > > Let's see... Chiarascurro is a dog-sized rodent native to South America, > > > > No, that's a Chihuahua. Or is that the rodent-sized dog? I always get > > those mixed up. > > If you meant a dog-sized rodent, then it's a Capivara (to be found in > Brazilian Pantanal). In English, we call it a capybara, but I like the Iberian spelling better. The really nasty ones are apparently nutrias--they're smaller but meaner by far. Sort of like little seals swimming around in the swamp, except they're ratty. LFB

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		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) I did not know these ones. The capivara I knew because of a brazilian soap, which was set in the Pantanal region and became famous for showing the fantastic wildlife to be found there (much more spectacular than in Amazonia, IMHO). They look (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) If you meant a dog-sized rodent, then it's a Capivara (to be found in Brazilian Pantanal). Pedro (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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