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.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Lunchtime for Capybara

Untitled by Kotaro Yokoyama
Untitled, a photo by Kotaro Yokoyama on Flickr.

If you wonder what does Capybara eat, here's the answer - they eat more than guinea pigs but similar things.




In Japan, they get bamboo grass very often.

They also need food which contains a lot of vitamin C, because lack of this vitamin causes scurvy (people and guinea pigs need it for the same reason). This is why you can often find films or photos with capybara and citrons ---> see previous entry;-)




As you can see, domesticated Capybaras are sometimes allowed to eat popsicles, and they like it very much.

And, what about your lunch today?

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