Azara's agouti

"Agoutis make a barking sound. They do this when they want to warn each other of danger."

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Azara's agoutiDasyprocta azarae

  • Habitat

    Rainforests in South America

  • Food

    Plants, fruits, seeds and nuts

  • Lifetime

    10 - 15 years

  • Weight

    2 - 4 kg

  • Number of youngsters

    2 - 4 youngsters

  • Wear time

    3 months

  • IUCN Status

    Data shortage

  • EEP

    Yes

  • 4

    boy can get one Azara's agouti at a time

  • 3

    kilogram, that's how much an Azara's agouti can weigh

  • 3

    months, that's how long a female is pregnant

    • Gardeners

    Azara's Agouti's collect nuts and seeds from different plants and bury them to eat later. They just sometimes forget where it is. Then a new plant or tree grows there. This is how they help the plants and trees in the rainforest.

    Brazil nut plants

    Without agoutis there might not be Brazil nuts. The fruit of the Brazil nut is very hard. There are about twenty Brazil nuts in this fruit. The agouti has very sharp and strong teeth. This makes it one of the few animals that can open this fruit. It takes out the nuts and buries them.

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