A number of Patagonian mara, a rabbit-like mammal with long legs, big ears and a body like a hoofed animal, now roam the grounds of Al Qudra Lakes, typically home to gazelle and other desert ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A Patagonian mara seen multiple times at a Lakewood park in July is presumed dead, a naturalist at Bear Creek Lake Park said in an update on the park's Facebook page.

A rabbit-like South American animal called the Patagonian mara was spotted in Bear Creek Lake Park, FOX31 has learned.

Colorado wildlife officers are on the lookout for a Patagonian mara roaming a Lakewood park, though it’s unclear how the large rodent native to South America made its way to metro Denver.

Officials in Lakewood, Colorado say a Patagonian mara seen at Bear Creek Lake Park in the Denver suburb. Colorado Parks and Wildlife are searching for the animal.

The animal has shown a “willingness to approach people” so may have been someone’s pet before it ended up on the loose in Bear Creek Lake Park.

Wildlife officials in Colorado are attempting to track down a long-legged South American rodent seen wandering loose in Lakewood's Bear Creek Lake Park.

Exotic Patagonian mara spotted in Colorado park is probably abandoned domesticated pet, wildlife officials say. They’re illegal to own in CO ...

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A number of Patagonian mara, a rabbit-like mammal with long legs, big ears and a body like a hoofed animal, now roam the grounds of Al Qudra Lakes, typically home to gazelle and other desert ...

Exotic Patagonian mara spotted in Colorado park is probably abandoned domesticated pet, wildlife officials say. They’re illegal to own in CO ...