Capybara Onsen Season
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 […]
Tag Archives: Japan
More Baby Capybaras in Japan
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 […]
Capybara Yuzu Onsen
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 […]
Winter Rodents
Lemmings are tiny Inuit hamsters. They are tough and winter hardy and that rumor about jumping off a cliff is a bunch of hooey. These are smart little guys.
Capybara Onsen at Nasu Animal Kingdom, Japan
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 […]
Halloween at Nagasaki Biopark
It doesn’t get better than this!
Three Puzzling Videos
Capybara videos circulate constantly. I stash them aside, hoping I’ll find a use for them, and finally trash them. Let’s clean out that folder right now. Here are three videos […]
Capybara at the Owl Cafe
Japanese people are enamored of capybaras. Well, isn’t everyone? Of course we are. For some reason, here in the USA, we stop short of displaying them in cafes as entertainment.
Year of the Rat gives starring role to capybaras at Japanese zoos | The Japan Times
Nice video at the beginning of the article. Japanese capybaras are really spoiled! Click on the link below to see it.“Sinking into steamy hot springs, the giant rodents of Izu […]
市内でも目撃、昨年末に捕獲 放浪カピバラ動物園へ | 藤沢 | タウンニュース
What the heck, right? Here’s the “translation” of the title: witness in the city, go to captive wandering capybara zoo at the end of last year “We are usually kept […]
Dobby the Capybara 