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Tayras (sometimes 'tyra') are cat-sized mustelids -- relatives of weasels, skunks, etc. -- from the Neotropics. They are agile, partially arboreal, and apparently can be easily tamed. I photographed this one at about 1500 m altitude along the Manu Road in southeastern Peru. At the time I was set up for bird photography and could not get far enough away from the animal to get all of it into the frame -- one of the few times in wildlife photography where I wished I had a shorter lens. |
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