Agouti facts: tougher than nuts! | Animal Fact Files

On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a south american rodent who looks like a cross between a capybara and a guinea pig! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license*, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Flickr: Katja Schulz - https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/6816005045 ryanacandee - https://www.flickr.com/photos/31267353@N03/41745680340 Brian Gratwicke - https://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/4085970666 Credits via Wiki Users: Mistvan - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasyprocta.leporina-03-ZOO.Dvur.Kralove.jpg Haplochromis - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasyprocta_fuliginosa.JPG Postdlf - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasyprocta_leporina_in_Dominica-2011_11_05_0161.jpg Iveraldo Luiz Athanazio - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cutia_(Dasyprocta_azaroe)_-_Guarapuava_-_PR_-_03-08-15_(19).jpg Other attributions: Brian Gratwicke - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/272481 Don Loarie - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/32607202 Leonel Roget - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/33449938 Jonathan Eisan - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/38099080 flood-mix - https://freesound.org/people/flood-mix/sounds/413323** Websites used for research collection: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/5240/SCtZ-0257-Lo_res.pdf?sequence=2 https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dasyproctidae https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/agouti https://www.britannica.com/animal/agouti https://books.google.com/books?id=kMxjL_xRkC4C https://books.google.com/books?id=aBEbUaXTWYAC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acouchi http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/tan.html#agouti *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles

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