How Not to Care for a Pet Capybara
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 […]
Category Archives: Rodentia
Capybara where. Capybaras – large capybaras | marichi-moda
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 […]
Big Teeth, Bigger Dental Bills
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 […]
Runaway High Park Capybaras
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 […]
What is a capybara?
Now that Dobby can no longer hound me about edits to his book, I am free to do with it what I like. So, I am going to rip chunks […]
Party Animal
Mudskipper ROUS is not known for her outgoing personality, and yet, she is the life of the party, if it’s at home, anyway. When I try to imagine having a […]
Capybaras in New Zealand?
New Zealand suddenly has capybaras! It’s quite a few more than they were expecting, seven is a huge first litter! It’s a brief article with a bunch of adorable photos. […]
Clues to Fighting Cancer Found in Giant Rodent Capybara’s DNA
Genetic analysis of a South American icon reveals how it became a gentle giant—and how it fends off increased cancer risk. Source: Clues to Fighting Cancer Found in Giant Rodent […]
In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 3) | Capybara Madness
Melanie understands so well. Domestic pets, by design, readily bond with humans. Connecting with a wild animal takes a different approach, a constant reckoning, a conditional mutual respect. We were […]
Capybara births after breeding programme at Port Lympne wildlife park
A mere two hour drive from London, witness a bumper crop of baby capybaras! A wildlife park in Kent is celebrating a ‘baby boom’ with 15 births of one species. […]
