Picturing Dobby
Capybara Appreciation Day is coming up on July 10. The day honors Caplin Rous, but this year I’m sharing some photos of his little brother, Dobby.
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Capybara Walkabout
Capybaras tend to wander off. A couple of zoos have discovered how easy it is to muff the transfer of incoming capybaras. Securing a capybara pen should be easy for […]
Digestion, Capybara Style
Capybaras, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, and rabbits are some of the animals that are coprophagic. That’s a dignified way to say they eat their own poop. I found this great […]
Prince Dobalob Builds a Zeppelin | the coloring and activity book
Prince Dobalob finally built his zeppelin and was suddenly swept up into an unexpected semi-literary adventure. Considering the age of the intended readers, it was inevitable that a coloring book […]
Close Encounters of the Capybara Kind
When Dobby lived here, we had a constant stream of visitors. He entertained fans from all over the country. He was a birthday surprise, a wedding anniversary gift, and a […]
More Than Capybaras!
My friend Frank went to Nagasaki Biopark to see their famous capybaras, but it turns out they have other animals, too! Let’s see if we can figure out what these […]
Capybara Spa Time
Nagasaki Biopark must be capybara heaven. It’s one place on earth where the capybaras really are so chill that you can push a baby carriage right up to them as […]
Dobby the Capybara Builds a Zeppelin
Are you ready for more Dobby stories? Prince Dobalob lives on in this fictitious kingdom inhabited by capybaras and assorted lesser rodents. He rides around on Segways, eats popcorn, knocks […]
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part four – Bringing Home Baby
I don’t claim to be an expert on capybaras because my sample size (of one) is too small for any viable scientific analysis. What I can claim is relative success […]
Launching the Zeppelin
The parts are assembled and I’m nearly through formatting. It’s a bit like whack-a-mole and life has its distractions, like writing this blogpost. Still, I’m aiming for an October November […]
Dobby the Capybara 