A GIANT rodent dives into a river to escape a devious jaguar dinner.
The male capybara was having a drink on the shore when the big cat attacked.
The "rat", the size of a pig, rushed into the water before swimming on the other side.
Photographer Jeff Foott filmed the drama along the Cuiaba River in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The 75-year-old from Jackson, Wyoming, USA, "We were waiting in our boat for the hunting jaguar to appear for a long time. I saw the movement and started shooting.
"The capybara has managed to escape by diving into the water. She was injured only by a scratch on her nose.
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"Jaguars have trouble catching a capybara because they can not swim.
"It was amazing to see the almost missed – the jaguar was very close but the capybara just did enough to escape."
The male capybaras are the largest rodents in the world, weighing 10th and originating in South America.
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