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 .
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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
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
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
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
Bobcat kitten on the wall
By ROB BOONE
Mom with her 3 owlets
Great horned owl in midtown with her 3 baby owlets
By Kathy Krucker
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
Bobcat kittens in a tree
By ROB BOONE
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
Mom and Baby Mourning Dove
By Robert Patterson
Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten in a tree
By ROB BOONE
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
Carrie Robin took this photo Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Carrie Robin
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
A tiny baby snake the size of a quarter
By Sven olson
Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies
Bobcat kitten on the ground
By ROB BOONE
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
Bobcat kitten napping on our porch
By J Kenneth Hester
Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies
Baby Javelina with mom
By Mark Wolfson
Southern Arizona Wildlife Babies
Baby bunny taking refuge behind flower pot.
By Huguette Orendi
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Ocelot pair near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
Puma kitten near Nácori Chico, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A pair of pumas near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
A Panthera near Granados, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer and fawn in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer in Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
Wildlife, babies, Mexico
White-tailed deer near Divisaderos, Sonora
Courtesy of GreaterGood.org and Primero Conservation
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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