Chili Pepper the Patagonian Cavy 

That looks like a mix breed between a deer, bunny, and a kangaroo

Jessi, I admire you because I sincerely appreciate people who wholeheartedly embrace their passions and encourage them, unapologetically. You are doing amazing work - thanks for sharing with us!

Deerbunny!

He's like a bunny dog! I'm interested to see the enclosure once it is finished.

The way Chili Pepper sits next to you in the kitchen reminds me of our dogs begging for scraps - even the hesitant little forepaw motions like, "hey, hey, can I get some of that?"

Aww, and the ending was super cute.

Rodents of unusual size.

what a pretty deer-rabbit!

Cavies are my favorite animals and I love rodents in general. Thanks for sharing this loveliness. ☺️🌸🌱🐹

HE'S SO CUTE! Also, that was an amazing end to the episode.

I can't get over how cute he is X3

I swear, every episode on this channel just makes me all of the happy.

...indescribably cute Cavy ! And...lucky owner !

I love watching guinea pigs eat; the way the food disappears, side-to-side is hysterical :)

I love that your priority was the animal running at the end and not the video...you are awesome.

When pepper was a baby, she/he kind of looked like a rabbit or a bunny

Lol at the cinnamon green cheek climbing on Pepper!

The intro is seriously awesome. I love cartoon!Jessi's facial expressions.

"Ah, SORRY, gotta go now mom!" He's cute. When he stood up at your side you sure can see how large he is.

I like hearing all the facts and figures. Since many of the animals you show us are creatures I'll never see for myself, I like having a frame of reference for what they're really like. For example, I would never have guessed that beavers were so big! Or that porcupines were that heavy.

This guy is my favorite of all the animals you have.

Aww he's so adorable! Fun video :-)

I'm glad I stuck around for the very end. :D

He is really cute. I like that so many animals get to live together at animal wonders unlike so many zoos I have seen were like one to three different animals share one cage.

Awww, what a sweet creature.

I love the ending😂😂❤️

I get so happy when I see new AW videos!

so cute thanks so much to explain everything about your awesome animals and thanks so much to keep them safe daily.

My bird gave this two toes up (mostly because he was carrying on a convo with the birds in the background towards the end.)

It looks like a wallaby except with 4 legs

Love the presenter's excitement.

I love how happy the animals make you, it really brightens my day :)

so that's like a rabbit-dog-goat-horse. It's so cute haha. Thx for the awesome vid(s), I didn't even know these existed!

Awesome video. I have two Patagonian Maras and was looking for other people who had some. You don't see too much information on them. I love mine- they're so sweet. Here's a video I took of them with my dog a few days ago. Patagonian Maras Groom Rescued Dog To Sleep

Chilly Pepper's face reminds me a bit of a capybara because of the angle of their face, although his eyes are huge! c:

i just happened across your site. i have pet rats and a chinchilla. you are delightful to listen to and your enthusiasm is wonderful. i love animals and have subscribed to your site to learn more. thank you for doing what you do to care for and protect animals.

Jessi, this guy is adorable! Your videos are totally fun to watch, your quirks are amusing and delightful!

He looks very similar to a capybara ✨ and also a deer lol ✨

Love the ending, haha!

I feel like he'd be fun to hug.

hes like... a dog and guineapig mixed hahaha so cute

Mara is the word used by the country or origin's people. Since they have the oldest association with the animal it's probably the most authentic name.

I love what you two do. Awesome.

Reality is a dream and dreams are reality in your rescue shelter, I would LOOOOVE to work there!

How cute!

I have two cats. One's called Chili (a red cat) and one Pepper (black with a couple sandy/blonde spots, basically like pepper)

Jessi, you are so frikin awesome.

I love watching you enthusiasm and passion about animals. It inspires me to be more enthusiastic and passionate about things I do and love.

Adorable!!

Thing i found awesome about cavidaes (is that how I should say it?) is how diverse their behavior is, both across and among species. Got two Guinea Pigs, and while both can be skittish, one is territorial, prone to biting, not very playful and - to my surprise - not fond of cuddling with his peers; Meanwhile the other is docile, active and tries her best to get alone with the grumpy old dude. Seeing the Mara is quite interesting. I mean, it is a rodent, with antilope foraging behavior and rabbit-like movement patterns. Not only that, but it seems more prone to trust humans than either of the former, despite living in an environment with almost zero human activity.

SO CUTE!!!

Aww chili pepper looked like a bunny when he was a baby.

OHMYGOD IM WATCHING THIS WITH MY GUINEA PIGS BESIDE ME AND IM FREAKING OUT OVER PATCHES !!

It's funny that both times Jessi mentions "jumping 6 feet in the air", Chili Pepper becomes alert and turns around (first time) and even starts running off (second time).

Jessi, what a wonderful job you have ! Your love and compassion for these beautiful creatures is delightful . I have always thought that porcupines weren't very intelligent and quiet but thanks to you and Kemposabe Ihave descovered what delightful animals they are Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new and interesting. Thank you so much.

Love the outtakes!

Those legs are so skinny he looks like someone had some spare parts of other species and put it together to make one extra kind of rodent. It's really cute tho.

This was awesome. I'm an animal lover and I did not know about the Cavy. I knew about the capybara and several of the rodent species. Awesome video. Totally subscribing to the channel.

I would say a cavy is any member of the Caviidae, such as capybaras, yellow-toothed cavies (galeas), guinea pigs, mountain cavies, rock cavies and maras; whereas a Mara is specifically a member of the genus Dolichotis.

he might be my favorite animal here maybe

Guinea pigs are also called Cavies so honestly I think of them when you say it lol

Been away from regular internet access for a while. Neat intro! Okay, going to go catch up on all your videos now.

This was really cool, I cannot believe he can run 30 miles, that was much faster than I thought he could.

Love this channel! Keep up the great work!

I learned of this animal in Japanese where they usually use the "mara" name, so that's why i use mara ^_^

soooo cuuuute

I adore Patagonian Maras thank you for sharing him with us he is absolutely stunning. I call them Mara because that was what I learnt first at our local zoo. (Marwell Zoo!)

I think Mara is just a British thing, i saw my first Cavy/Mara at ZSL London Zoo and they had them labelled as Mara. By the way that was a great little paddock they had, it was a long, slightly inclined and terraced stretch of land about the size of a football field (US) and it was filled with scrub and things pretty much to replicate a Mara's among other species natural habitat :)

I love the outtakes! Hahahahaha!

so cute

Patches eating is so cute

that is adorable!!!

Thanks for sharing! Cool stuff

Seeing Chili Pepper again made me think. In Alberta, I remember seeing what looked like a rabbit, but it was much bigger. What type of lepines get quite big?

Great video! Keep 'em coming.

This is what I want to do. I want to do this job.

My fave is him!

So pretty!

So cute! I hope I meet one someday!

Great video! I'm glad you guys are expanding and making the habitats more at home for the animals :)

At Christmas time that thing would have to wear the reindeer antler headband thing people put on dogs. Just long enough for one picture so I could make a postcard out of it.

im so happy they upload more often now :D

Adorable! I've never heard of this species before, but this was such an informative video :)

It's like a mix between rabbit and a dog

Definitely one of my new favourite channels on youtube!! So cute!! :D

It looks like a Rabbit deer its cute asf

OMG he's so cute!! I'm a huge rodent lover. My BF and I have Degus, and love them tons.

Loved the video. Pepper reminds me of a kangaroo. This is my first time to your channel, but not my last. Thank you.

Great vid!

Chili pepper so far is my fav he reminds me of my bunny same colors

Great video! He's so cute

How precious.

That's a funny looking dog

Okay... If something is large... That means size not weight

I live in Brazil, really close to the Pantanal, like half a day trip in car, in the capital of my state and here we have lots of capybaras, if you know where to look - just go to the federal university or the biggest park in the city - they are really cute when cubs, like really cute, but once they grow up not much, but is amusing to see they swimming or running... Like really they are kinda of fat, but they ran fast! And all they do all day in to eat and swim and eat and swim...

jesse is so cute!

Nicely done

I got to pet one of these awesome creatures

I bet the animals would appreciate some sound deadening treatment in their indoor spaces...

Great episode. Love your jacket, too. Really suits you.