Your Capybara’s Veterinarian
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 […]
Are You Ready for a Capybara? (A Quiz)
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 […]
Where Do Capybaras Live?
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 […]
Prince Dobalob Builds a Zeppelin (Part One)
Feel free to slog through all forty chapters online, for free. Now that you can order an actual book, you might consider buying a convenient portable copy with new illustrations. […]
Which Zoos have Capybaras?
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 […]
Where is My Book?
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 […]
Picturing Dobby
Capybara Appreciation Day is coming up on July 10. The day honors Caplin Rous, but this year I’m sharing some photos of his little brother, Dobby.
Capybara Walkabout
Capybaras tend to wander off. A couple of zoos have discovered how easy it is to muff the transfer of incoming capybaras. Securing a capybara pen should be easy for […]
Digestion, Capybara Style
Capybaras, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, and rabbits are some of the animals that are coprophagic. That’s a dignified way to say they eat their own poop. I found this great […]
Prince Dobalob Builds a Zeppelin | the coloring and activity book
Prince Dobalob finally built his zeppelin and was suddenly swept up into an unexpected semi-literary adventure. Considering the age of the intended readers, it was inevitable that a coloring book […]
Close Encounters of the Capybara Kind
When Dobby lived here, we had a constant stream of visitors. He entertained fans from all over the country. He was a birthday surprise, a wedding anniversary gift, and a […]
More Than Capybaras!
My friend Frank went to Nagasaki Biopark to see their famous capybaras, but it turns out they have other animals, too! Let’s see if we can figure out what these […]
Capybara Spa Time
Nagasaki Biopark must be capybara heaven. It’s one place on earth where the capybaras really are so chill that you can push a baby carriage right up to them as […]
Dobby the Capybara Builds a Zeppelin
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 […]
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part four – Bringing Home Baby
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 […]
Launching the Zeppelin
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 […]
Dobby the Capybara 