Biology: Capybara
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in grass.
Adult capybaras may grow to 130 centimetres (4.3 ft) in length, and weigh up to 65 kg (140 lb). The top recorded weight is 105.4 kg (232 lbs). They may look sort of like a hairy pig, but they are actually the largest rodent.
Capybaras have slightly webbed feet, no t
ail, and 20 teeth. Their back legs are slightly longer than their front legs and their muzzles are blunt with eyes, nostrils, and ears on top of their head. Females are slightly heavier than males. Capybara is an herbivore, grazing mainly on grasses and aquatic plants, as well as fruit and tree bark.Capybaras are social animals, usually found in groups, between 10 and 30 (though larger groups of up to 100 sometimes can be formed), controlled by a dominant male (who will have a prominent scent gland on his nose used for smearing his scent on the grasses in his territory.) They communicate through a combination of scent and sound, being very vocal animals with purrs and alarm barks, whistles and clicks, squeals and grunts.
Range of the Capybara in green and the Lesser Capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) in red.
Sources: Wikipedia
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