CAPYBARASAntonio Romero

Table of Contents Habitat

Food and Water

Family Structure

Daily Behavior Interesting Facts

Bibliography

Habitat South America, Argentine, Venezuela, Peru, Amazon Lots of water where they live Habitat is 24 to 49 acres Hot where they live Uses their habitat for danger Live in farms because their habitat is being destroyed Flooded grass lands

Food and Water Herbivores Plants from water Eats six to eight pounds Don’t eat in the same place Eat grains, melons, and squashes Chew tough bark to keep their teeth from becoming too long Eat their droppings Need special bacteria to make plants nutritious Hard to digest grass Choose food carefully

Daily Behaviors Active at Night They search food when in cool day Plunges into the water at any sign of danger Foxes, vultures, jaguars, caimans are predators Humans are also predators Rest in water Use water to hide Young in the middle when in danger Water protects their skin Both feed their young Only have babies in dry season Too hot for capybaras to stay active in the day Are peaceful and social Males have great senses They mate before the rain

Family Structure Male is the leader Male and females look alike Can be up to 100 capybaras in the herd Enjoy being in groups There is only one male in a small family Females can have 6 to 1 babies In dry season a group might gather with other groups to form a

herd Baby capybaras can be up to two pounds Often chooses her mate

Interesting Facts Born alive Worlds largest rodent Web feet Weigh up to 60 to 100 pounds Capybaras can gallop as fast as a horse They only mate with one male Eat hay They have 3 toes in back and 4 in the front

Bibliography FormatC. Richard , Taylor the World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book,2008.