Baby Tapirs at Woodland Park Zoo
Tapirs occupy the same habitat as capybaras. So why did tapirs get all the dramatic coloring and capybaras are just plain brown?
Tag Archives: habitat
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 […]
Family of capybaras enjoys stroll at Catalan Dam | G1
I am still melancholy about Brazil and enjoy tracking capybaras in the news from there. They do love their capybaras, and appreciate their unique quirkiness so much! I love these […]
Farmer Adopts Paca as Pet in Acre | G1
11/16/2013 Paca goes by the name ‘Joe’ in Mâncio Lima. Docile animal was adopted by the family a year ago. An animal that asks for food, plays with the dogs […]
Capybaras on Campus in Brazil
Capybaras are common on the campus of the Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Rio Branco, Brazil. The capybaras have become quite an attraction! Biologists at the Brazilian Institute of Environment […]
Superpopulação de capivaras causa transtornos para agricultores do ES | notícias em Agronegócios no ES
Overpopulation of Capybaras Causes Inconvenience to the Farmers of Espírito Santo, Brazil With the jaguar and caiman becoming less populous, capybaras are breeding like . . . rodents. And they’re […]
Dobby’s Diary – Issue Number Two
I can’t believe Issue Number Two is finally here! Featured this time is a quiz: Are you ready for a capybara? It’s a dumb quiz, it’s way too long, and […]
Where is the capybara, caiman, and otter that were here? | Life and Environment – The Day
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 […]
Capivara faz ‘passeio’ pelo Centro e surpreende comerciantes| Bonito Informa
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, […]
Capybaras are caught swimming in the Paraibuna River | Urban Life – Journal Tribuna de Minas
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 […]
