About Capybara
Capybaras are the World's largest living rodents. Although they come from South America, they became extremely popular in Japan. Capybaras can be found in zoos where people come to pet them. There's also a toy character Kapibara-san (カピバラさん) created by Banpresto - you can buy almost anything with it in Japan (but in fact only in Japan because they are for sale only there). Capybaras are very calm and relaxed animals, I recommend viewing beautiful films made by fans on youtube. Some people keep them ocassionally as pets e.g. in USA, but personally I think this must be hard to do because Capybara needs water to live (they're semi-aquatic animals). Nonetheless these people seem to be very happy with their unusual pets. If you're looking for more information on Capybaras, please visit wikipedia or try some of my links below.
カピバラ Capybara
This is one of my favourite capybara photos from flickr. It was made by japanease fans. I think he/she got tired of eating grass and decided to take a short nap ;-) the rest of his/her meal is still around his/her nose. What a cute photo!
Via Flickr:
海の中道海浜公園のカピバラさんです。（2011/5/8撮影）
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