By: Natalie

 Central South America  River banks, Panama, Argentina  Fresh water rivers  Tropical grass lands, and rain forest  Water, muddy, wet  Venezuela to North Argentina

 Aquatic plants, grass, melons, and squashes  Adults 6-8 pounds of grass  Grains  Herbivore  Eats own poop for nutrition  Choose plants and food carefully  Near plenty of food  So easy to find food  Eats specific plants  They don’t eat things that have not bean touched

 Predators are jaguars, caiman, ocelot, harpy eagle, large snakes, some humans  Active of twilight, early in morning, sun set  Rest in the middle of the day  Often in water

 4 or 5 baby's in litter  Weighing 3 to 4 pounds  Mothers nurse for 16 weeks  Stay with mothers for a year  They mate in water

 Bark or cough sound  Wild capybaras live for 8 to 10 years  Feet are webbed for swimming  Head, eyes, ears, and nose high up on head so they could breath under water  Close ears under water

 Wild life and plants, New York, Marshal Cavendish, copyright date 2007  Capybaras Maera Alexandria