This the largest rodent and weight in the world. Lives in herds, savannas, rivers, swamps and humid areas of South America
Name: Its scientific name is Hydrochaeris, means 'water hog'
This giant rodent that can weigh about 50 Kilograms is vegetarian.
They live in groups, which may consist of a pair and their offspring, or by a larger group of adult specimens. The size of the groups ranges from six to twenty animals. In some rare cases you can also see solitary specimens, almost always adult males.
They live mostly in the plains, but also live at altitudes up to 1300 meters above sea level. Compared to other South American animal species, capybaras tolerate habitat changes caused by human activity quite well, and can also survive in areas transformed into plantations or pastures.
Rigging can take place at any time of the year, but most births are usually in the rainy season (April to May in northern South America and October in the south of the continent). Generally, each female stops once a year, but if climatic conditions are favorable they can do it twice. The gestation period lasts about 110 days in the northern subspecies and about 150 in the southern
Are the favorite prey of jaguars and anacondas
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The capybara in Venezuela
The Chigüire is found in the plains, the Orinoco, the Delta, Guayana, Barlovento, the Miranda state, in the Lake of Valencia and in the plains of the western center. And in the basin of the Lake of Maracaibo inhabits a variety of this rodent that is known locally like pyropiro.
At present, the chigüire populations of the eastern plains have been severely depleted while those in the Orinoco delta and the Guayana region remain stable and those of the western central floodplains are abundant in addition to private haciendas Hunting is not allowed, which helps a lot.