A large exotic rodent was found in a Las Vegas parking lot -- again.
Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Clark County Animal Control received a call regarding an escaped capybara from SeaQuest.
Interesting moment in Las #Vegas for #ClarkCounty Animal Control. A capybara (largest rodent in the world) got loose while being transported to a veterinarian. Here is video of it being captured in the Boulevard Mall parking lot. The animal is owned by the SeaQuest Aquarium. pic.twitter.com/7UEE8W6LlV
— Clark County Nevada (@ClarkCountyNV) October 23, 2018
The capybara was in a case on its way to go to the veterinarian when it escaped. The capybara was captured in the same parking lot it escaped near 4001 S. Maryland Parkway, near Flamingo Road, about a block south of SeaQuest.
Animal Control said it is an open case and could not comment on any possible citations.
In April 2017, a Patagonian mara, which looks similar to a capybara, was found running around a parking lot near Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. The Patagonian mara, named Diego, is living at a wildlife park in Arizona.
