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Author Archives: hippopotatomus

Prince Dobalob Builds a Zeppelin (Part One)

November 29, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Spoiler Alert! Right now, this story has no ending. I am writing that now and have enough confidence to post the beginning, though the end is driving continuity changes throughout. […]

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Prince Dobalob Builds A Zeppelin, Tribute

How is a capybara like a sheep?

October 31, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

There are so many inherent problems with finding a replacement for Dobby the capybara, that for months after his death I was bewildered. I knew that it would be unfair […]

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Dobby Memories, Dobby News, Stacy's Funny Farm

How Not to Care for a Pet Capybara

September 24, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Here we have yet another misleading article about pet capybaras. There is much to learn about keeping massive rodents as pets because only a handful have tried it and few […]

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Capybaras in the News, Dobby News, Rodentia

The tender story of a capybara raised between dogs

August 30, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

The original article is in Spanish, but the story, photos, and videos are so cute I had to pass it along. I used Google Translate to make sense out of […]

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Capybaras in the News, Guest Blog, Other Videos

Dobby the Capybara Grows Up

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I watched Dobby grow from bunny size to mastiff over ten years. Those of you who visited here (90 visitors in 2018 alone!) understand how enormous these animals are. None […]

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Dobby Memories, Dobby News, Dobby Videos, ROUS Foundation

Capybara where. Capybaras – large capybaras | marichi-moda

July 1, 2019by hippopotatomus 3 Comments

Just when I think I’ve seen everything, a wacky post like this comes up. This website is Russian, I think, and translated fairly well from that language (It’s not like […]

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Capybaras in the News, Rodentia, Wild Capybaras

Do Capybaras Like Snow? | ROUS Foundation

June 22, 2019by hippopotatomus 2 Comments

This post should sound familiar. I wrote an article about winter conditions here, and then expanded the theme for a ROUS Foundation article. Dobby didn’t like snow, and while the […]

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Dobby News, Dobby Videos, Guest Blog, ROUS Foundation

Social Distortion: Media Doesn’t Always Reflect Reality of Life With Exotic Pets

June 5, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Not much is written about the suitability of capybaras as pets, and most of what is out there is a bunch of baloney. Linda Lombardi knows what she’s talking about. […]

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Capybaras in the News, Guest Blog

Big Teeth, Bigger Dental Bills

May 7, 2019by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

If you are reading this blog post, then you probably already know that capybaras are the world’s largest rodent. Most of you know that rodent teeth keep growing, and that’s […]

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Capybaras in the News, Dobby News, Rodentia, ROUS Foundation

Runaway High Park Capybaras

April 7, 2019by hippopotatomus 1 Comment

No, they didn’t run away again. A Toronto-area friend of Dobby’s visited them and recently sent photos of the High Park capybaras with the babies. I started thinking about the […]

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Capybaras in the News, Guest Blog, Other Videos, Rodentia, ROUS Foundation, Zoo Sightings

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