Introducing Wesley and Fiona | Capybara Madness
Melanie has located not one, but TWO surrogate pet capybaras! Wesley and Fiona live in New Braunfels, Texas, at The Snake Farm! Don’t worry, there aren’t any Anacondas there. At […]
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Gari Goes to the Dentist
In December of 2013, I flew to Austin again. We actually did have some time to visit and get reacquainted before we ventured out to Texas A&M, but the focus […]
Why I Hate National Geographic Magazine | Capybara Madness
Once again proving that popular media can’t be trusted, National Geographic has misrepresented Melanie Typaldos and her magnificent pet capybara, Garibaldi Rous. Please don’t buy this magazine. Melanie explains why […]
Otter Book Trailer!|I AM OTTER
Otter is going to have his own book! He even has a trailer about it! When he says trailer, he means “little movie,” not a house or a wagon being […]
What magazine? I don’t see any magazine!
I’ve been talking about writing a capybara themed book. After a couple years of that, it occurred to me that I want to incorporate so many photos and graphics that […]
Garibaldi’s Open House
Gari received his veterinary care at Texas A&M University, and was invited to attend the Veterinary School 2012 Open House as a celebrity guest! I was invited along as assistant […]
Visitors for Garibaldi Rous
Visiting Gari was always fun. When Angela visited at the same time, it was a party! Everybody loved to swim with Gari. Gari was always a bit spoiled. All pets […]
Meeting Garibaldi Rous
When I met Garibaldi Rous, he was already 10 months old and had just come to live with Melanie. In fact, Melanie and I had never met, but she asked […]
In Memoriam: Garibaldi Rous | Capybara Madness
In Memorium: Garibaldi Rous Please follow the link below to Gari’s Blog: In Memoriam: Garibaldi Rous « Capybara Madness.
The Guinea Pig Wedding | Alfalfa’s Adventures
This wedding took place in my back yard, long before Dobbye came to live with me! Re-posted from Alfalfa’s Adventures, I was the guest blogger. To read about this wedding, […]
Dobby the Capybara 