This is a sad article about capybaras living in polluted urban streams in Brazil. We certainly have a similar situation here and raccoons have adapted pretty well, but that doesn’t […]
July 17, 2014 Campo Grande, Brazil CAPYBARA ‘STROLLS’ BY THE CITY CENTER AND SURPRISES VENDORS A capybara who strolled the center of Campo Grande, surprised vendors on September 7th Street, […]
When I was in Brazil last year, I took some photos of capybaras in Juiz de Fora. Now they are in the news! Capybaras are caught swimming in Paraibuna River […]
Though it doesn’t have many NICE things to say about capybaras, they are featured wildlife on this World Cup website. Featured right after Coatimundis and Piranhas, that is. The photos […]
Maybe having a pet capybara isn’t such an original idea after all! Here’s a link to a short article about the loss of Brazilian rainforest during the past 10 years: […]
Odd but somehow satisfying article wherein capybaras are correctly acknowledged to be the center of the universe. It also includes a poem that would be fabulous but for the references […]
My search for capybaras in Brazil was less successful in Rio de Janeiro. However, this stunningly beautiful city needs no decorative rodents to accessorize it. And yet, the rumors of […]
Look at this! I am mentioned (and linked to!) in one of my very favorite blogs! I hope that doesn’t create some kind of crazy internet feedback! If I haven’t […]
I never stopped looking for capybaras, the entire time I was in Brazil. When we arrived in Viçosa, we drove around likely areas, looking everywhere. Behind a fence, off to […]
As we headed north from Rio de Janeiro, we passed dozens of rivers like this. Truly ideal capybara habitat. I wanted my son, Sam, to stop the car at every […]
