When we were at the beach at Warderick Wells we saw the Hutia. They look like guinea pigs with a rats tail. The hutia are nocturnal and you can get a little close to them.
The hutias are vegetarians. Usually rodents become aggressive when they are living in crowded conditions. Bahama hutias can live close together without getting aggressive.
Bahama Hutia
People used to think they were extinct but really they were alive. They are the only land mammals native to The Bahamas. Hutias are an endangered species and the reason they are endangered is because the Indians that used to live here ate them.
Their scientific name is Geocaptomys ingrahami.
Cole…
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Great story Cole! I reverted to Wikapedia to learn more about Hutia and to learn how to pronounce it. I had it all wrong until I found the guide. The temperature here was 0.0 when I got up this morning. What was it when you got up? Hi to you Dad and Mom. Phil
I don’t know what temperature it is. All I know is that we wear shorts and swimming trunks every day. …Cole
Don’t try to keep one as a pet. I doubt mom and dad would enjoy finding that stowaway. 🙂
Mom and Dad won’t allow any pets on the boat! 😦