Capybara
Our animals:
Papaya
Family:
Caviidae
Order:
Rodentia
Class:
mammals
Length:
106-134 cm
Weight:
50 kg
Nutrition: primary it eats grasses and different aquatic plants
Reproduction: after a 150 day-long gestation an average of 4 kids are born
Did you know? Amongst each other They communicate with smells and sounds. They can make various sounds: barking, whistling, grunting and distinctive clacking. Males have a special exocrine gland with which They mark their territory. Capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Adult males can be 65kgs!
Watch it! Its eyes and its nasal hole can be found on the top of its head, so it does not need to raise its head from water for breathing or looking around. It has small webs between the toes. Its head is large, its eyes are dark brown and its ears are small.
Habitat: Wetlands, marshlands, coasts of rivers and lakes
Spread: South America
