"now used at a wide range of sporting venues including golf putting greens, football grounds, American football stadiums, and at gaelic football stadiums where it has proved very successful. The water hog at the Taunton cricket ground failed, in May 2006, delaying the start of the Somerset v Hampshire C&G Trophy match, which was subsequently abandoned. Water hog A water hog is a machine that removes water from sports grounds. The water hog was invented by Hugh McLaughlin. Driven by a rider, it has a wide, front roller that absorbs the water, transfers it to a storage tank, and allows"
"Capybara The capybara (""Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris"") is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus ""Hydrochoerus"", of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara (""Hydrochoerus isthmius""). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the coypu. The capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests and lives near bodies of water. It is a highly social species and can be found in groups as large"
"in 1982, multiple establishments in Japan that raise capybaras have adopted the practice of having them relax in onsen during the winter. Capybara The capybara (""Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris"") is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus ""Hydrochoerus"", of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara (""Hydrochoerus isthmius""). Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the coypu. The capybara inhabits savannas and"
"Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes, also known as the Atlantic Forest nectomys, South American water rat, or scaly-footed water rat, is a semiaquatic insectivorous rodent species. It is from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay — found primarily near forest rivers and streams in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion. ""Nectomys squamipes"", or the South American water rat can be distinguished from other Sigmodontinae based on their size and morphology of their hindfeet. They are the largest of the family (average of 216g) and have long hind legs with partially webbed feet to aid in swimming and have completely scaled heels. ""Nectomys"" is derived from"
"Hoary marmot The hoary marmot (""Marmota caligata"") is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. Hoary marmots live near the tree line on slopes with grasses and forbs to eat and rocky areas for cover. It is the largest North American ground squirrel and is often nicknamed ""the whistler"" for its high-pitched warning issued to alert other members of the colony to possible danger. The animals are sometimes called ""whistle pigs"". Whistler, British Columbia, originally ""London Mountain"" because of its heavy fogs and rain, was renamed after these animals to help make it more marketable"
"Giant hutia The giant hutias are an extinct group of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material in the West Indies. One species, ""Amblyrhiza inundata"", is estimated to have weighed between , big specimens being as large as an American black bear. This is twice as large as the capybara, the largest rodent living today, but still much smaller than ""Josephoartigasia monesi"", the largest rodent known. These animals were probably used as a food source by aboriginal humans. All giant hutias are in a single family, Heptaxodontidae, which contains no living species; this grouping seems to be paraphyletic and"
"Josephoartigasia monesi Josephoartigasia monesi, an extinct species of South American caviomorph rodent, is the largest rodent known, and lived from about 4 to 2 million years ago during the Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The species is one of two in the genus ""Josephoartigasia"", the other being ""J. magna"". ""J. monesi"" is sometimes called the giant pacarana, after its closest living relative, the pacarana (""Dinomys branickii"") in the family Dinomyidae. The species may have weighed a ton, considerably larger than any living rodent. The skull of the holotype is long, and the remaining incisor is more than in length. The total"
"Groundhog The groundhog (""Marmota monax""), also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The groundhog is also referred to as a chuck, wood-shock, groundpig, whistlepig, whistler, thickwood badger, Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, red monk and, among French Canadians in eastern Canada, siffleux. The name ""thickwood badger"" was given in the Northwest to distinguish the animal from the prairie badger. Monax (""Móonack"") is an Algonquian name of the woodchuck, which meant ""digger"" (cf. Lenape ""monachgeu"")."
"Black-necked swan The black-necked swan (""Cygnus melancoryphus"") is a swan that is the largest waterfowl native to South America. Adults average and weigh . The wingspan ranges from . The body plumage is white with a black neck and head and greyish bill. It has a red knob near the base of the bill and white stripe behind eye. The sexes are similar, with the female slightly smaller. The cygnet has a light grey plumage with black bill and feet. The black-necked swan was formerly placed in monotypic genus, ""Sthenelides"". The black-necked swan, like its nearest relatives the black and"
"North American porcupine The North American porcupine (""Erethizon dorsatum""), also known as the Canadian porcupine or common porcupine, is a large rodent in the New World porcupine family. The beaver is the only rodent in North America that is larger than the North American porcupine. The porcupine is a caviomorph rodent whose ancestors rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil over 30 million years ago, and then migrated to North America during the Great American Interchange after the Isthmus of Panama rose 3 million years ago. The word ""porcupine"" comes from the middle or old French word ""porcespin"", which"
"Hydrochoerus The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living and two extinct species of capybaras from South America, the Caribbean island of Grenada, and Panama. Capybaras are the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek ὕδωρ (""hýdor"", water) plus χοίρος (""choíros"", pig). Capybaras are semiaquatic, found in and near lakes, rivers, swamps, and flooded savanna. Their diets are dominated by grasses. Adults weigh up to . The gestation period is 130–150 days, with two to eight (most commonly four) young born to females. Capybaras are highly social, living in groups of up to 100 and"
"Water vole (North America) The water vole (""Microtus richardsoni"") is the largest North American vole. It is found in the northwestern United States and southern parts of western Canada. This animal has been historically considered a member of genus ""Arvicola"", but molecular evidence demonstrates that it is more closely related to North American ""Microtus"" species. Water voles are on the USDA Forest Service Region 2 sensitive species list because they maintain very small populations and there is high concern that their required habitat may be declining. These animals have gray-brown or red-brown fur with gray under parts. Their large hind"
"Hydrodynastes gigas Hydrodynastes gigas is a New World species of large, rear-fanged, colubrid snake endemic to South America. It is commonly and alternatively known as the false water cobra and the Brazilian smooth snake. The false water cobra is so named because when the snake is threatened it ""hoods"" as a true cobra (""Naja"" species) does. However, unlike a true cobra, it does not rear up, but remains in a horizontal position. There are no subspecies which are currently recognized as being valid. ""Hydrodynastes gigas"" is commonly referred to as the false water cobra, false cobra, South American water cobra,"
"ocelot, the oncilla, and the jaguarundi. Other notable animals include the giant anteater, several varieties of sloths and armadillos, coati, giant river otter, tapir, peccaries, marsh deer, Pampas deer, and capybara (the world's largest existing rodent). There are around 75 primate species, including the howler monkey, the capuchin monkey, and the squirrel monkey, the marmoset, and the tamarin. Brazil is home to the anaconda, frequently described, controversially, as the largest snake on the planet. This water boa has been measured up to long, but historical reports note that native peoples and early European explorers claim anacondas from 50 to long."
"Rio Grande leopard frog The Rio Grande leopard frog (""Lithobates berlandieri"" or ""Rana berlandieri"") is a species of aquatic frog native to the southern United States in Texas and New Mexico, and south through Mexico and Central America. It is also sometimes referred to as the Mexican leopard frog. The epithet ""berlandieri"" is in honor of the Belgian naturalist Jean Louis Berlandier, who worked for the Mexican government on one of the first biological surveys of Texas. The Rio Grande leopard frogs grow from 2.2 to 4.5 inches in length. They are usually tan, brown, or pale green in color,"
"its habitat, the black-necked swan is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Black-necked swan The black-necked swan (""Cygnus melancoryphus"") is a swan that is the largest waterfowl native to South America. Adults average and weigh . The wingspan ranges from . The body plumage is white with a black neck and head and greyish bill. It has a red knob near the base of the bill and white stripe behind eye. The sexes are similar, with the female slightly smaller. The cygnet has a light grey"
"Surprise egg"" of the Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA. Hippopotamus The common hippopotamus (""Hippopotamus amphibius""), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (""Choeropsis liberiensis"" or ""Hexaprotodon liberiensis""). The name comes from the ancient Greek for ""river horse"" (). After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are"
"once numbered in the tens of thousands and had destroyed thousands of acres of marshland, had nearly succeeded by 2012. Coypu The coypu (, ; ""Myocastor coypus""), also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, ""Myocastor"" is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of water, and feeds on river plant stems. Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has since been introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, primarily by"
"swamp drainage of the Magdalena River. Its karyotype has 2n = 64 and FN = 104. Lesser capybara The lesser capybara (""Hydrochoerus isthmius"") is a large semiaquatic rodent of the family Caviidae found in eastern Panama, northwestern Colombia and western Venezuela. It was recognized as a distinct subspecies of capybara in 1912, and was elevated to species status in 1991. It breeds year-round, with an average litter size of 3.5. Individuals may be diurnal or nocturnal and solitary or social depending on season, habitat and hunting pressure. This species is reported to be common in Panama but rare in Venezuela."
"Roan antelope The roan antelope (""Hippotragus equinus"") is a savanna antelope found in West, Central, East and Southern Africa. It is the namesake of the Chevaline project, whose name was taken from the French ""Antilope Chevaline"". Roan antelope are one of the largest species of antelopes, only Elands, Bongos and large male Kudus can exceed them in weight. They measure from the head to the base of tail and the tail measures . The body mass of males is and of females is . The shoulder of this species is typically around . Named for their roan colour (a reddish"
"Arrau turtle The Arrau turtle (""Podocnemis expansa""), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck turtles (Pleurodira) and the largest freshwater turtle in Latin America. The species primarily feeds on plant material and typically nests in large groups on beaches. Due to hunting of adults, collecting of their eggs, pollution, habitat loss, and dams, the Arrau turtle is seriously threatened. Arrau turtles are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and"
"frog being classified as least concern, by the IUCN Red List. Rio Grande leopard frog The Rio Grande leopard frog (""Lithobates berlandieri"" or ""Rana berlandieri"") is a species of aquatic frog native to the southern United States in Texas and New Mexico, and south through Mexico and Central America. It is also sometimes referred to as the Mexican leopard frog. The epithet ""berlandieri"" is in honor of the Belgian naturalist Jean Louis Berlandier, who worked for the Mexican government on one of the first biological surveys of Texas. The Rio Grande leopard frogs grow from 2.2 to 4.5 inches in"
"in South Africa. Scientists with the ICIPE have developed tsetse-fly-repellant collars for cattle based on the smell of the waterbuck. Waterbuck The waterbuck (""Kobus ellipsiprymnus"") is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus ""Kobus"" of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. The thirteen subspecies are grouped under two varieties: the common or Ellisprymnus waterbuck and the Defassa waterbuck. The head-and-body length is typically between and the average height is between . A sexually dimorphic antelope, males are taller as well as heavier than females. Males"
"Colorado or red bald uakari (""Cacajao calvus ucayalii""), the squirrel monkey (""Saimiri sciureus""), the red howler monkey (""Alouatta seniculus""); the pink dolphin (""Inia geoffrensis""), the grey dolphin (""Sotalia fluviatilis""), the brown-throated sloth (""Bradypus variegatus""), the capybara (""Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris""), the spectacled caiman (""Caiman crocodilus""), the black caiman (""Melanosuchus niger""), the South American tapir (""Tapirus terrestris""), the giant river otter (""Pteronura brasiliensis""), the giant anteater (""Myrmecophaga tridactyla""), giant armadillo (""Priodontes maximus""), jaguar (""Panthera onca""), the Amazonian manatee (""Trichechus inunguis""), the wattled curassow (""Crax globulosa""), the hoatzin (""Opisthocomus hoazin""), the harpy eagle (""Harpia harpyja""), among others. ACRCTT is located on the Amazon rainforest,"
"bits of stone. Woodchuck remains were found in the Indian mounds at Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Robert Frost's poem ""A Drumlin Woodchuck"" uses the imagery of a groundhog dug into a small ridge as a metaphor for his emotional reticence. Groundhog The groundhog (""Marmota monax""), also known as a woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The groundhog is also referred to as a chuck, wood-shock, groundpig, whistlepig, whistler, thickwood badger, Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, red monk"
"Oryzomys couesi Oryzomys couesi, also known as Coues' rice rat, is a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. It is usually found in wet habitats, such as marshes, but also lives in drier forests and shrublands. Weighing about , ""O. couesi"" is a medium-sized to large rat. The coarse fur is buff to reddish above and white to buff below. The hindfeet show some specializations for life in the water, such as reduced ungual tufts of hair around the digits. It has 56 chromosomes. There is much geographic"
"Waterbuck The waterbuck (""Kobus ellipsiprymnus"") is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus ""Kobus"" of the family Bovidae. It was first described by Irish naturalist William Ogilby in 1833. The thirteen subspecies are grouped under two varieties: the common or Ellisprymnus waterbuck and the Defassa waterbuck. The head-and-body length is typically between and the average height is between . A sexually dimorphic antelope, males are taller as well as heavier than females. Males reach approximately at the shoulder, while females reach . Males typically weigh and females . The coat colour varies from"
"the capybara, and guinea pigs. Chacoan maras are closely related to the other member of the genus ""Dolichotis"", the Patagonian mara. Maras are the fourth largest rodent in the world after the capybaras, beavers and porcupines . Though the mara may look like a rabbit, the rabbit is not actually a rodent and therefore not as closely related to the mara as one might expect. Chacoan mara The Chacoan mara, Dolichotis salinicola, is a relatively large South American rodent of the cavy family. They are a close relative of the better known Patagonian mara. The Chacoan mara lives in the"
"currucoides""), Townsend's solitaire (""Myadestes townsendi""), American robin (""Turdus migratorius""), American pipit (""Anthus rubescens""), black-throated gray warbler (""Setophaga nigrescens""), western tanager (""Piranga ludoviciana""), chipping sparrow (""Spizella passerina""), lark sparrow (""Chondestes grammacus""), western meadowlark (""Sturnella neglecta""), and brown-headed cowbird (""Molothrus ater""). Waterfowl using the Rio Grande corridor include Canada goose (""Branta canadensis""), mallards (""Anas platyrhynchos""), northern pintails (""Anas acuta""), and American wigeon (""Mareca americana""). Sensitive bird species known to be present at the Caja include bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and gray vireos. Common reptiles include collared lizards (""Crotaphytus collaris""), roundtail horned lizard (""Phrynosoma modestum""), striped whipsnake (""Masticophis taeniatus""), and western diamondback rattlesnake"
"Papilio cresphontes The giant swallowtail (""Papilio cresphontes)"" is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of North America and ranges south as far as Colombia and Venezuela. Though it is often valued in gardens for its striking appearance, its larval stage can be a serious pest to citrus farms, which has earned its caterpillars the names orange dog or orange puppy. The giant swallowtail caterpillars possess remarkable camouflage from predators by closely resembling bird droppings. They use this, along with their osmeteria, to defend against predators such as wasps, flies, and vertebrates. The giant swallowtail"
"that the bite of ""J. monesi"" possibly generated up to 4165 N of force, three times as powerful as predicted for modern day tigers. The study also speculated that ""J. monesi"" behaved similarly to elephants, utilizing its incisors like tusks for digging or defense. Josephoartigasia monesi Josephoartigasia monesi, an extinct species of South American caviomorph rodent, is the largest rodent known, and lived from about 4 to 2 million years ago during the Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The species is one of two in the genus ""Josephoartigasia"", the other being ""J. magna"". ""J. monesi"" is sometimes called the giant pacarana,"
"Muskrat The muskrat (""Ondatra zibethicus""), the only species in genus Ondatra and tribe Ondatrini, is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and is an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitats. It has important effects on the ecology of wetlands, and is a resource of food and fur for humans. The muskrat is the largest species in the subfamily Arvicolinae, which includes 142 other species of rodents, mostly voles and lemmings. Muskrats are referred to as ""rats"" in a general sense"
"American cockroach The American cockroach (""Periplaneta americana"") is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. It is colloquially known as the waterbug, though is not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary. It is often misidentified as a palmetto bug. American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. Despite their name, they are believed to have been introduced to America and the New World only from the 17th century AD onwards as a result of human commercial patterns. Despite the name,"