LKEY FACTS
ength: 2 feet
Weight: 22 lbs.
Habitat: Widespread. monogamous.
Food: Ground feeding, fruits, leaves, tubers
In many of Belize's protected areas, gibnut can be heard and seen at night. This large rodent makes lots of noise while walking through the dry leaves of the forest or while chewing on the hard shells of the cohune nut, one of its favorite foods. The gibnut also produces a hoarse bark or a deep rumbling when disturbed.