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Category Archives: Zoo Sightings

It’s Capybara Onsen Season!

November 27, 2022by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Throughout Japan, hot springs are popular bathing areas. About 3,000 traditional inns (Onsens) are built around the prolific springs. Capybaras are as popular in Japan as the onsens are, so […]

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Capybara Spotters Report

August 28, 2022by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Because capybaras are a low-profile attraction, zoos are notoriously slow to report any change of status regarding the capybaras on exhibit. I depend upon you to help keep my information […]

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Capybara Watermelon Party

July 31, 2022by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

The Japanese zoos are spoiling their capybaras again! Suddenly my capybara news feed is full of watermelons!

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Capybara Onsen Season

February 28, 2022by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

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 […]

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More Baby Capybaras in Japan

May 31, 2021by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

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 […]

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Capybara Yuzu Onsen

January 2, 2021by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

I suspect if reincarnation is a thing, I am coming back as a capybara. There is little question of that. To whom it may concern: might I please return as […]

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Capybara Onsen at Nasu Animal Kingdom, Japan

November 8, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

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 […]

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Halloween at Nagasaki Biopark

October 27, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

It doesn’t get better than this!

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New Capybaras in Town

October 22, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

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.

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Capybaras Underwater

August 31, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

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 […]

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