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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 live in groups of 10–20 individuals. The capybara is hunted for its meat and hide and also for grease from its thick fatty skin. [3]
The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) [2] is a large semi-aquatic rodent found in South America that has vast similarities, yet subtle differences, with the common Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest species of rodent in the world.
Capybaras are semiaquatic, found in and near lakes, rivers, swamps, and flooded savanna.Their diets are dominated by grasses. Adults weigh up to 65 kg (143 lb). The gestation period is 130–150 days, with two to eight (most commonly four) young born to females.
Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara.They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert.
Heralded as the world's largest rodents, the South American rainforest natives can actually weigh as much as a full grown man.. But despite the fact that they apparently like to eat their own dung ...
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Hydrochoerus hesperotiganites is an extinct species of capybara that lived in San Diego County, California, during the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene (between 130,000 and 80,000 years ago). It is currently the only known capybara of the genus Hydrochoerus found in North America. It was closely related to the modern Greater and Lesser ...
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