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Your Capybara’s Veterinarian

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After Dobby died in 2018, everyone asked why I didn’t get another capybara. I was 67 at the time and Dobby had lived 9-1/2 years. I know what it’s like […]

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Are You Ready for a Capybara? (A Quiz)

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If you are considering a capybara, this quiz will help you prepare your home and family for this challenging pet. Capybaras are tame wild animals, not domestic pets, and most […]

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Where Do Capybaras Live?

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The simple answer is that capybaras live in South America. (No, they don’t come from Australia.) They range from eastern Panama, where the Lesser Capybaras live, and into Argentina in […]

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Dobby News, Rodentia, ROUS Foundation, Wild Capybaras

Prince Dobalob Builds a Zeppelin (Part One)

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Dobby’s second book is all fiction. I make no attempt to reflect his life as we knew it. Suddenly he is a prince, a farmer, an inventor, and a doofus. […]

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Which Zoos have Capybaras?

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It turns out that a lot of zoos have capybaras. Websites lie, google sends updates daily, and capybaras get transferred from one zoo to another at the drop of a […]

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Where is My Book?

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Here it is! Remember to pick a charity! Looking for the eBook? October 23, 2017 update Where, indeed? It’s coming, but so is Halloween! When it’s available, there will be […]

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Dobby the Capybara Builds a Zeppelin

November 30, 2025by hippopotatomus 2 Comments

Are you ready for more Dobby stories? Prince Dobalob lives on in this fictitious kingdom inhabited by capybaras and assorted lesser rodents. He rides around on Segways, eats popcorn, knocks […]

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Capybara Merch, Dobby News, Prince Dobalob Builds A Zeppelin

Capybaras for Home and Garden – part four – Bringing Home Baby

October 31, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

I don’t claim to be an expert on capybaras because my sample size (of one) is too small for any viable scientific analysis. What I can claim is relative success […]

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Capybaras for Home and Garden, Dobby Memories, Dobby News, Dobby Videos, Dobby's Day

Launching the Zeppelin

September 30, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

The parts are assembled and I’m nearly through formatting. It’s a bit like whack-a-mole and life has its distractions, like writing this blogpost. Still, I’m aiming for an October November […]

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Capybara Merch, Dobby News, Prince Dobalob Builds A Zeppelin, Rodentia

What Else Do Capybaras Eat?

August 27, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Rodent teeth continually grow, therefore they chew. Everybody knows what a mouse hole looks like and that a tiny mouse chewed it into existence. Beavers chew down big trees for […]

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How Big are Capybaras?

July 31, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Capybaras are the world’s largest living rodents. Extinct species of capybaras are even bigger. So when people claim to have seen a capybara on a river bank in [Idaho, Missouri, […]

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What Do Capybaras Eat?

June 30, 2025by hippopotatomus 2 Comments

We continue to hear about underweight, underfed capybaras. We continue to recommend Vitamin C supplements for all capybaras, regardless of age. Basically, capybaras are gigantic guinea pigs, so if in […]

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Contraband Capybaras

May 28, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Five capybaras were caught smuggling cocaine, marijuana, and firearms in Costa Rico. The two adults and three underage “carpinchos” are not citizens of Costa Rico, because everyone knows capybaras do […]

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Capybaras in the News, Disasters, Dobby News, Rescue Capybaras, Wild Capybaras

Capybara Contrarian – 5 Global

March 28, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

This is the fifth conglomeration of capybara news. We’ll look at some of the more interesting news from South America, do some shopping, and some other random capybara stuff. Don’t […]

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Capybara Merch, Dobby News, Other Videos, Wild Capybaras, Zoo Sightings

Capybaras for Home and Garden – part three – Capybara Personalities

February 19, 2025by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

If you’ve been on the internet, then you know that capybaras are the chilliest animals in the world. Look at that cute little face! So sweet! But are they really […]

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  • What Else Do Capybaras Eat? August 27, 2025
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