Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Thomas Say, "On a Quadruped, belonging to the Order Rodentia," Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 2, part 2 (1822): 330-343 (described on p. 331) / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831520
Additional Source Text:
"This animal had the singuar habit of resenting the obtrusive caresses of strangers, by rearing upon its hind legs, and discharging a sudden and copious jet of urine upon them; females and children were more generally the objects of this disagreeable salutation."
Specimen Type:
Living/Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)
Peale's Scientific Name:
Cavia magellanica (Say's name)
Current Common Name:
Patagonian mara
Current Scientific Name
Dolichotis patagonum
