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Gato Moteado

(9,879 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:30 PM Jan 2023

more monkeys and....see if you can guess what the terrestrial mammal is.....















...and here is the mystery mammal
first person to guess correctly gets a free beer...but you gotta meet me at the restaurant in the marina in Golfito, Costa Rica to claim your beer.



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more monkeys and....see if you can guess what the terrestrial mammal is..... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Jan 2023 OP
Capybara? Ocelot II Jan 2023 #1
That was my guess, but I think they are larger than this little guy. MLAA Jan 2023 #3
I thought it could be a baby. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #5
good guess, but....... Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #6
Adorable MLAA Jan 2023 #2
I won't say as Mr Lake and I were just talking about one this am. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #4
WTF???? you're passing up a free pilsen??????? Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #8
Haha. People will say it was rigged!!! We would need an investigation by DOJ. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #10
Nutria? Walleye Jan 2023 #7
another good guess.... Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Quakerfriend Jan 2023 #11
Agouti? Ocelot II Jan 2023 #12
well, it's only fitting that someone named ocelot would get it right! Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #13
Thanks for the beer! You have more interesting rodents than we do. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #14
Found: howler monkeys. usonian Jan 2023 #15
great pics Skittles Jan 2023 #16
It's a rodent, yes.... Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #19
Tapir? Callalily Jan 2023 #17
Tapirs... Whatthe_Firetruck Jan 2023 #18
it's a rodent called an agouti... Gato Moteado Jan 2023 #20

Response to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Gato Moteado

(9,879 posts)
13. well, it's only fitting that someone named ocelot would get it right!
Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:52 PM
Jan 2023

see you at the marina, where i took this very photo!

Ocelot II

(116,563 posts)
14. Thanks for the beer! You have more interesting rodents than we do.
Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:55 PM
Jan 2023

We have squirrels, and no actual ocelots. We do have monkeys, but they're mostly in Congress.

Gato Moteado

(9,879 posts)
20. it's a rodent called an agouti...
Tue Jan 24, 2023, 11:35 PM
Jan 2023

...tapirs are large animals....i've seen several here....this one walked right by me on the beach at the entrance to sirena on the osa peninsula:

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