Giant Guinea Pig

Meet Josephoartigasia monesi an extinct giant rodent that roamed the earth around 30 million years ago in what is now South America. The chisel toothed over grown Guinea Pig was the size of a bull and weighed in at a hefty 2200lbs making it the largest Rodent to have ever walked the planet.

Its fossilised skull was first discovered back in 1987 on a beach in Uruguay but it was nearly 20 years later that the creature was first described by science. It is thought that it used its massive 12 inch incisors to root through the earth in much the same way an elephant uses its tusks and of course they would of made a formidable defence. Im sure this is one Rodent that would make short work of your skirting board.