A Capy-bot-a Website
There aren’t many capybara websites so I was intrigued when Capybara Tips kept popping up in my Google Alerts. The site looks normal but the articles are a mashup of […]
Category Archives: Capybaras in the News
Recycled news
Capybara Onsen Season
Everyone knows that capybaras come from South America. Did you know that the elite class of capybaras come from Japan? They live in zoos, and every winter solstice they are […]
Capybara Rescue in Brazil
When I meet people savvy enough to know that capybaras are from South America (and not Australia), they love to point out that people down there eat them. That may […]
Where Capybaras Live Free
I never tire of looking at capybaras in the wild. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Even if you are in South America they are somewhat elusive. So I […]
Capybara Habitat Invaded by Humans
Oh sure, the capybara is a species of “Least Concern” but that doesn’t mean they are invincible, like cockroaches. It just means they aren’t yet as endangered as elephants or […]
2021 Capybara Entry for the Darwin Awards
A moment of silence, please, for this late individual.
More Baby Capybaras in Japan
The Japanese zoos seem to have created the best habitats for capybaras, based upon their prolific breeding. Our zoos in the USA don’t seem to have nearly as much reproductive […]
Remembering Mudskipper ROUS
A capybara changes you forever. Losing one forces you to adjust your perspective in an inside-out contortion. For those who are vicarious observers of capybara relationships, understand that in our […]
Capybaras On the Go in Brasília
Let’s take a look at a couple of recently updated Globo 1 articles about capybaras in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. This is what happens when the government decides to plunk […]
Capybaras Come to Town
South America is chock full of capybaras and it is lovely to view them from afar, grazing along a river. They don’t always stay there, and like naughty animals everywhere, […]
Dobby the Capybara 