There’s no shortage of capybara information out there, if you know where to look. As AI takes over the interweb, the misinformation continues to prosper. Equally amusing are the AI images. With all of the excellent capybara photos out there, only a fool would bother with AI. Here’s a nice one.

Rare hoofed capybaras with common chicken-legged capybaras

I will always be partial to hand-drawn capybaras. This one showed up on Instagram recently.

The next one is in a competition for a city mascot in Brazil.

AZA accredited zoos are still raising capybara-footed capybaras. The Sacramento Zoo has a little guy whose special bamboo twirling talent earned him the name of Donatello, or Donny.

Check out this video. You can read about him here, and here. No chicken legs here.

I was stunned to learn that the Sacramento Zoo has capybaras. My capybara spotters keep me informed but they missed this one so I added it to my zoo list. It helps everyone when you check in to let me know where you saw capybaras. Use the capybara spotters tab above and include your address if you want a postcard.

There have been a few baby capybara photos lately. The best ones are in the article I linked to, below.

For the very best capybara information I have seen lately, hop to this article. The information is factual and the photos are priceless. Bravo for a job well done! Below is a photo I stole from it.

It’s fun to think about having capybaras roaming free and wild until you see what a nuisance they can be.

Capybaras can host ticks that cause Spotted Fever. Here is a photo of a serious meeting to discuss them. Check out the mascot on the desk. The upshot of the meeting was that capybaras aren’t the only hosts for this tick, and that, generally speaking, the capybara population is stable. Attempts to relocate or sterilize them will likely cause an ecological imbalance. Furthermore, they are finding fewer cases of Spotted Fever as time goes on.

Also seen in Brazil. This poor capybara was only trying to buy some corn for her family.

Here’s a link to a stunning maneuver of a wild capybara through a flotilla of caiman (jacaré). Sorry, the video refused to imbed.
https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/video/capivara-pula-entre-jacares-no-pantanal-de-mt-para-fugir-da-mordida-de-outra-da-mesma-es-11982384.ghtml

And finally, how about a Capybara Quiz? I missed two questions: my answers were correct and consistent with the given information, but the “correct” answers were at odds with the text. If everyone misses the size and lifespan questions, let’s just throw those out, okay?

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I’ll continue to collect random capybara news and publish it here in my new contrarian series. Please contact me if you hear about anything you would like me to include next time!