Exotic animal found in Milwaukie
April 18, 2008
MILWAUKIE, Ore. – A couple of Milwaukie High School students made a bizarre discovery on the way to school Tuesday morning.
Nicco Phillips and Lexi Eads found an exotic animal hopping around their neighborhood.
At first, they thought it was a little deer or maybe a small kangaroo but after making some calls, they found out it is actually a Patagonian Cavy, the world’s fourth largest rodent.
If someone doesn’t come forward to claim the Cavy, the students say they will keep the animal. It is legal to keep them as pets.
After a little internet searching, reading, and checking up on this stuff I found it’s a pretty well established product in Canada and hails from Quebec where they have this funny habit of speaking a lot of French. Thus the name, Jig-A-Loo, and the company’s claim it derives from a saying they have up north, “I’ve got it!” 
Pretty cool looking rodent. how big do they get ,?
I thought they looked pretty cool as well. This is what I found at “Wikipedia”
Physical description & movement
Maras have stocky bodies, three sharp-clawed digits on the hind feet, and four digits of the forefeet. Maras have been described as resembling long-legged rabbits. Patagonian Maras can run at speeds up to 29 km (18 mi) per hour. Maras can weigh over 11 kg (25 lb) in adulthood.
Most Maras have a brown head and body, a dark almost black rump with a white fringe around the base, and a white belly.
Maras may walk normally, hop in a rabbit-like fashion, gallop, or bounce on all fours. They have been known to leap up to six feet (about 2 meters).