Capybara Youngster (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

            The Pantanal
Brazil
South America

In Portugese: Capivara

Image taken along the Cuiaba River in Brazil. These rodents are very common and are the largest rodents in the world reaching four feet in length. 

The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a mammal native to South America. It is the largest living rodent in the world. Also called chigüire, chigüiro (in Venezuela) and carpincho, it is a member of the genus Hydrochoerus, of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius).

Its close relatives include guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly related to the agouti, the chinchilla, and the coypu. The capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests and lives near bodies of water. It is a highly social species and can be found in groups as large as 100 individuals, but usually lives in groups of 10–20 individuals. 

Capybaras are semiaquatic mammals found throughout almost all countries of South America except Chile. They live in densely forested areas near bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, swamps, ponds, and marshes, as well as flooded savannah and along rivers in the tropical rainforest.

Capybaras are herbivores, grazing mainly on grasses and aquatic plants, as well as fruit and tree bark. They are very selective feeders and feed on the leaves of one species and disregard other species surrounding it. - Wikipedia

Taken in: Brasil / Mato Grosso (show map)

Taken on: September 17, 2012

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Largest Rodent In The World

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Tree Bark

Longer Sperm Life Than Any Other Rodent

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