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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 54 points 3 days ago (14 children)

Giant modern herbivores I would willingly pet in the wild. Buffalo: no. Elephant: no. Reindeer: no. Rhino: no. Water buffalo: no. Giraffe: no. Hippo: no.

Based on modern examples, I’d stay the fuck away.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There's a band of capibaras living in my city... they already killed 2 people.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Capybara are dangerous?! Do they kill by biting or what?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Yes, they bite.

The local news had to run a campaign for people not to try to pet the capibaras.

I need a source for this desparately

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