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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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How Big is a Capybara?

September 7, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

This is another funny capybara site. The normal amount of misinformation. To get the full effect, you need to follow the link at the end so you can compare the […]

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Dobby News, Misinformation, Rodentia

Rodrigo, Beloved Capybara at Denver Zoo

August 7, 2020by hippopotatomus Leave a comment

Sadly, I have discovered a need for a new category of news here. We’ll call it Misinformation. Maybe I’m cynical, maybe I’m a nit-picker. I do know that the relative […]

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Capybaras in the News, JoeJoe, Misinformation, Rodentia, Zoo Sightings

Dobby the Capybara Grows Up

July 9, 2019by hippopotatomus 2 Comments

I watched Dobby grow from bunny size to mastiff over ten years. Those of you who visited here (90 visitors in 2018 alone!) understand how enormous these animals are. None […]

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My Two Front Teeth

May 23, 2016by hippopotatomus 16 Comments

The Farm Manager peels back the corn husks as I impatiently dance and spin in the front yard. A couple months ago I could bite straight through the husk like […]

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Dobby News, Dobby Videos, Dobby's Day, Rodentia, ROUS Foundation, Stacy's Funny Farm

Why Weight? (Fail)

May 1, 2014by hippopotatomus 6 Comments

When Melanie introduced the Why Weight* program, she asked me to get some photos of Dobby on his scale to promote the program. “Oh, sure,” I replied,”I can do that!” […]

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Dobby News, Dobby's Day, ROUS Foundation

Meeting Garibaldi Rous

February 24, 2014by hippopotatomus 2 Comments

When I met Garibaldi Rous, he was already 10 months old and had just come to live with Melanie. In fact, Melanie and I had never met, but she asked […]

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Dobby News, Dobby's Day, ROUS Foundation

The Big Boy

July 30, 2013by hippopotatomus 6 Comments

Today we all went to check out the new veterinary clinic. Same vets, they moved to a new space. The main reason we went, though, was to see how much […]

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