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Sierra Vista animal control officer helps Patagonian mara return home

By Gloria Knott Arizona Daily Star

Gloria Knott
#ThisIsTucson Editor
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019 Updated Oct 18, 2019

Patagonian mara — Animal Control Officer Phaydra Adams helped return a Patagonian mara to its home on Thursday.
Courtesy Sierra Vista Police, Fire, and EMS

A Patagonian mara was returned to its Sierra Vista home after running loose on Thursday.

On Thursday afternoon, a Sierra Vista resident reported an unknown animal running loose. Animal Control Officer Phaydra Adams took the call and reviewed video footage of the animal, determining it to be a Patagonian mara.

The Patagonian mara is a rodent found in Argentina and looks like a mix between a rabbit and a deer. They're legal to own in Arizona, Sierra Vista police said on Facebook.

Adams responded to the area and saw two of the animals running loose in an alley, where their owner was trying to catch them.

Adams assisted the owner and helped return them home.

Photos of wildlife babies in Southern Arizona

33 photos of wildlife babies in Southern Arizona

Backyard bobcats

Updated Aug 5, 2019

Backyard bobcats — David Burford snapped some photos of a mama bobcat and her three kittens in the backyard of his Oro Valley home.
David Burford

Backyard bobcats

Updated Aug 5, 2019

Backyard bobcats — David Burford snapped some photos of a mama bobcat and her three kittens in the backyard of his Oro Valley home.
David Burford

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Jul 23, 2019

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Steve and Sandy Sutherland caught this fawn outside their far east-side home. Mark Hart, spokesman for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, says the animal could be a mule deer.
Courtesy Steve and Sandy Sutherland

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Bobcat kitten on the wall
By ROB BOONE

Mom with her 3 owlets

Updated Sep 11, 2018

Mom with her 3 owlets — Great horned owl in midtown with her 3 baby owlets
By Kathy Krucker

Quail Chicks

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Quail Chicks — One week old quail chicks run with their mother at amazing speed even in 100+ Tucson temperatures.
By Scott Young

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Mar 3, 2022

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Bobcat kittens in a tree
By ROB BOONE

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Linda Wallace-Gray took this photo this spring at her home in the Tucson Mountains. "This female javelina had twins although only one is in this picture. If you look closely this baby was just born as it still has its cord. ÊShe is a very attentive and caring mother. ÊThe herd comes by regularly and are very fun to watch." Submitted by Linda Wallace-Gray.
Linda Wallace-Gray

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Mom and Baby Mourning Dove
By Robert Patterson

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Bobcat kitten in a tree
By ROB BOONE

Mama and baby

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Mama and baby — A female Bobcat and her cub rested in the shade of a shrub for an hour or so, in a patio yard in Green Valley, AZ
By Wayne Burk

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Jul 7, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Carrie Robin took this photo Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Carrie Robin

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — This is one of 14 quail that I rescued after opening my front door and seeing a bobcat, on our front patio, eating the mother who sat on her eggs for weeks...that night I came home and 9 were hatched. I fed them then took them and the remaining eggs to the wildlife sanctuary...with one hatching in the car on the way!!! Just thought it was cute!!! and this baby is not even 24 hours old!!!! look how big already!!!
Dee Dee McCabe, of Oro Valley

Southern Arizona snakes

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Southern Arizona snakes — A tiny baby snake the size of a quarter
By Sven olson

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Bobcat kitten on the ground
By ROB BOONE

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated Sep 10, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Came home from a short trip to find this mama raising her family in our courtyard right outside front door! She had triplets but one of the babies got stuck in our gate and died. She was fiercely protective of her remaining two and put them in the tree every morning as she hunted. They spent the heat of the day sleeping and playing in the cool, right at our front door!
By Marja Walker

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Bobcat kitten napping on our porch
By J Kenneth Hester

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Baby Javelina with mom
By Mark Wolfson

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies

Updated May 2, 2018

Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies — Baby bunny taking refuge behind flower pot.
By Huguette Orendi

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — Puma kitten near Nácori Chico, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer and fawn near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Wildlife, babies, Mexico

Updated Jul 31, 2020

Wildlife, babies, Mexico — Coatis near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation

Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott

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