The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America (1874)
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 433
HE PACA, THE PACA (CQELOGENYS). another rodent—-is remarkable for its enor- The paca mously-developed cheek-bone, and for the thick pouch which it possesses. Like its big relation, the capybara, it always takes up its abode in the neighbourhood of water. It forms a burrow so near the surface, that… … apertures, and watches till the paca ventures out of the third. The little animal, however, defends itself bravely, and will severely bite its assailant. It is of a thick, clumsy form, measuring about two feet in length from the tip of the nose to the extremity of the body, and about one foot in…
Natural history · Natural history -- America
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