Capybara

Newborn capybaras are mini copies of their parents and eat solid food fairly quickly.

Capibara

  • Zuid-Amerika in ondergelopen grasland, moerassen en bossen dichtbij water

    Habitat

  • gras en waterplanten

    Food

  • maximaal 12 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 35 tot 66 kilo

    Weight

  • 1,06 tot 1,34 m

    Length

  • 2 tot 8

    Number of youngsters

  • 5 maanden

    Wear time

  • veilig

    IUCN Status

  • nee

    EEP?

Wist je dat?

  • 12

    years, that's how old a capybara gets at most

  • 66

    kilograms, that's how much a capybara can weigh

  • 5

    months, that's how long a capybara is pregnant

Swimming Flippers

The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Its flippers allow it to move easily in water. When in danger, it flees into the water and can then stay underwater for up to five minutes.

Lord of the grass

In Guarani, a South American language, capybara means "lord of the grass. Grass is the capybara's main food source. They also eat aquatic plants and tree bark.