Discover the amazing secrets of the friendliest rodents on the planet!
They are the largest living rodents in the world, growing to about 1.3 meters long!
Incredibly friendly and calm! Capybaras get along with almost any animal or bird.
Brilliantly! Their feet are slightly webbed, and their nostrils and eyes sit high on the head for swimming.
They are semi-aquatic animals. Water protects them from the scorching sun and from predators, and they even sleep in it.
They are strict herbivores: their menu is mostly juicy fresh grass and water plants.
They can stay underwater for up to 5 minutes at a time, hiding from danger under cover of water plants.