What Rodents Eat
Capybaras are vegetarians. To be more precise, they are graminivores: they mostly eat grass. Like wild rabbits and guinea pigs, they graze and eat the unlucky apple or squash they […]
Category Archives: Other Videos
Anything but Dobby
Capybara Onsen at Nasu Animal Kingdom, Japan
It’s that time of year again. The Japanese zoos heat up the hot tubs for the capybaras. The fruit floating in the onsen (hot tub) is yuzu, a citrus related […]
Halloween at Nagasaki Biopark
It doesn’t get better than this!
Cappy Halloween!
It’s October. Are you ready to see capybaras in costume? How about some mini-capybaras?
New Capybaras in Town
Capybaras are gaining in popularity and zoos are finally discovering that people enjoy seeing them. I frequently set aside zoo announcements I stumble upon, but it’s time to clean house.
Duck Tapes (with Capybara)
The Internet has decided that capybaras are terminally chill, meaning they get along with all other animals. During the Year of the Rat, we have covered cats, dogs, and chickens. […]
Capybaras Underwater
Capybaras swim. Lots of rodents swim: beavers, muskrats, nutria, even rats. Wild ones swim, of course. They live in or near water. What about captive capybaras, though? Where do they […]
Three Puzzling Videos
Capybara videos circulate constantly. I stash them aside, hoping I’ll find a use for them, and finally trash them. Let’s clean out that folder right now. Here are three videos […]
Capybaras Love Cats
Capybaras do generally like cats, with the exception of Dobby. Kitty Hawk was an aggressive feral tomcat, and not easy to get along with. That’s why he was here, along […]
Swimming Capybara
When you think you know everything about capybaras, information like this comes along. I have watched this short video a hundred times. Now I know that few of us could […]
