PICS: A Dubai Resident Spotted These Adorable Pantagonian Maras In Al Qudra

While it’s true that the UAE is home to many of the world’s most exotic animals, it’s not very often we see the large rodents you’re about to see now.

Thanks to Dubai resident, @moe_coaching on Instagram, who quickly snapped up pics of the furry creatures he spotted in Dubai’s Al Qudra desert, we’re now going to be just a little more familiar with these cuties!

The resident spotted Patagonian maras going about their day normally in Al Qudra

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What are they?

They’re strange, mostly only because they’re rarely heard of but Patagonian maras are long-legged rodents with bodies quite similar to a hoofed animal.

According to National Zoo, they’re mostly seen in central and southern Argentina but do ‘prefer arid grasslands and brush lands with lots of open space.’

What about their eating habits? Well, they’re herbivorous so they mostly consume grasses, cactuses, and sometimes seeds, fruits and flowers.

Have you spotted these adorable Patagonian maras in the UAE before?

So cute!

 

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Leave it to this beautiful part of Dubai to always find incredible animals

…not to mention the views!

 

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Brb! On our way to Qudra for a roadtrip

 

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