What is Capybara?
and Capybara is a large semi -iariqutic rodent found in the family hydrochoeridae . Rodents come from tropical South America, although they were balanced all over the world to display in zoos and as pets and wild herds can be found in some parts of Florida. In South America, animals are sometimes considered pests, because of their tendency to destroy vegetable crops and some people also hunt them for food. Probably, the meat resembles pork, with pale white appearance when cooking.
When the Portuguese explorers soon met with Capybar, they accepted the name of the animal, Capibara by the native Indians. Capibara means "grass bastard", a reference to a vegetarian food of an animal that was undoubtedly the subject of interest when Capibaras decimated vegetable crops. When animals were formally classified as hydrochoerus hydrochaeris , scientists decided to name the animal around their water station C choice rather than its dininghabits.
to an informal observer, Capybara looks a lot like an excessive guinea pig. Animals are reddish -brown with stumps for ears and tails and short, dull muzzle. They also spend most of their lives in or around it, and they are quite athletic swimmers and divers. Adult capybara can remain underwater for up to five minutes and the animals are known to sleep underwater and keep their nostrils above the surface like crocodiles.
Full Capybara can reach a length of four feet (a little over one meter). It places Capybar in the undisputed position of the largest live rodent. Muscle, robust animals tend to live in groups, even if lonely individuals or couples are sometimes observed in the wild. Due to their affinity to the water, some people call Capybaras with "water pigs". Their skills in the water are also difficult to make HU Capybarasnt and capture, because they easily escape on waterways when they are threatened.
The pregnancy period for Capybaras is about 130 days, and mothers usually take care of their young for several months, sometimes with the help of other female capios. Six to eight children born with one capybara begin with a creamy white and darkened color as they mature. Since animals are very popular feed for many animals jungle, they do not have a long life expectancy in the wild. On the other hand, it is known that CAPTIVE CAPYBARAS has lived for decades.