Capybara or Latin name Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris animal species are rodents ( rats countrymen ) in the world . Capybara comes from South America . The animals occupy dense forests and savanna and live near water sources .Still images of animals kabibara
Capybara , the giant ratAnatomy ( Physical Characteristics )Capybara has a slightly rounded shape body circumference and short head . Her skin was covered with coarse reddish-brown fur on the upper body and yellowish brown towards the bottom ( belly ) . Capybara adults have a length between 107-134 cm and height 50-64 cm of the soil surface . An adult capybara weighs between 35-66 kg . This animal has webbed feet and a tail somewhat not fully grown. Hind legs slightly longer than its front legs . Female Capybara Capybara slightly heavier than males . Capybara has a blunt snout with eyes , nose and ears are on the top of the head . Like other rodents , the capybara teeth can grow continuously and should continue to be used to eat and gnaw .habitat
Capybara
are semi - akuatikyang mammals are found in almost all the South
American countries in the dense forest area , near water sources such as
lakes , rivers , swamps , and ponds . Capybara is also widely available in the savanna ( grasslands ) and along rivers in tropical forests . Capybara known to have been reared on farms in several places .foodCapybara is generally herbivorous animals eat grass and aquatic plants . Capybara also eat fruits and tree bark . These animals are very selective in choosing plants for food . They eat a wider variety of crops in the dry season , because less food is available . They eat grass in the rainy season and the reed switch takes abundant in the dry season . Capybara edible plants during the summer lose nutritional value in the winter so it is not consumed in the winter .In
contrast to most grazing animals , capybara jaw hinge is not
perpendicular to the animal 's teeth chew food movement forward and
backward , instead of toward the side . Capybara koprofagus including animals which means she eats her own feces as a source of intestinal flora to aid their digestion . They also often regurgitate their food to chew again .behaviorCapybara live in groups that reached the number one hundred in one herd . Capybara usually found in groups of 10-20 individuals. The capybara herd led by a stud with a member of the group consisting of a capybara young males , females , and children capybara . The dry season when water supply is very limited , some groups will join to use water sources together . Capybara communicate using voice to bark , squeak , moan , and growl .Capybara are semi - aquatic animals , so the wet environment like that a lot of overgrown grass and near rivers or swamps . These animals do most of the activity on the ground , but regular bathing and feeding near the water to swim and dive . During hot weather they soak in water . They used to eat in the morning , afternoon and evening . Capybara is only able to dive a few minutes, but can be hiding in the water long enough period of time with only eyes and ears raised nose to monitor the environment .
Reproduction ( Breeding )Capybara marriage usually takes place in the water , and after a gestation period of 130 days will be 2 to 8 tails born baby capybara . Moments after birth , the baby capybara will immediately follow its mother and eat plants , even though he was still nursing . Capybara child will be weaned after 16 weeks of age . Capybara other females also play keep kids capybara in the group .Conservation StatusIn some places , capybara hunted for their meat and hides . Sometimes they were killed because of a farmers crop pests . Capybara also farmed .These animals can live between 8 to 10 years . But their average lifespan in the wild is less than four years because they are easy prey for predators arrested as jaguars, pumas , cheetahs , eagles , crocodiles , and snakes anaconda . Capybara not endangered animals . Relatively stable population since capybara can multiply rapidly .taxonomy
Capybara scientific classification is as follows :Kingdom: Animalia , Phylum : Chordata , Sub - phylum : Vertebrata , Class : Mammalia , Order : Rodentia , Sub - order : Hystricomorpha , Family: Caviidae , Sub - family : Hydrochoerinae , Genus : Hydrochoerus , Species : H. hydrochaeris .
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