[PW] Re: ?The Capybara (S. American Rodent) -- is It Kosher Meat?

[Even Flood]

On 9/13/06, Sam Shipley <iyam at trails.net> wrote:
> The capybara is a large edible South American rodent.  From a little research, I have learned that it has toes and a rumen (like a sheep's), so in effect "it cleaves the hoof and chews the cud."  Well, I have a patron who, given this information, would now like to know if the capybara would be considered kosher food for observant Jews?  Can anyone answer this question?
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This book: "The Camel, The Hare, And The Hyrax:  A study of the laws
of animals with one kosher sign in light of modern zoology"  by Rabbi
Nosson Slifkin has a chapter on the capybara. See:
http://zootorah.com/hyrax/mainframe.htm

Even

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