Capybara

body 106 - 134 cm; shoulder height 50 - 62 cm (females are slightly larger than males); body is tailless

35 - 66 kg

2 - 8

150 days

from Colombia and Venezuela into northern Argentina

grass, aquatic vegetation, as well as other plants, grain, and sometimes fruits, they are also coprophagous (they consume their own faeces)

capybaras live in groups of around 10 adults of both sexes, although groups can range in size from 3 to 30 and larger aggregations often form around water resources during the dry season

up to 10 years in the wild, up to 12 years in human care