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Posted on 03/03/2015 9:12:48 PM PST by Rebelbase
Capybara Rides in the Shopping Cart at the Pet Store
JoeJoe the Capybara is a savvy social media user, keeping followers up to date on Twitter, Tumblr and elsewhere. In this footage, JoeJoe visits the local pet store, but doesn’t lower himself to walking about like any old pet! Instead, JoeJoe enjoys the luxury of being carted around the place by his owners as they pick up his food and other groceries.
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I love Capybaras.
Wish I had one.
:)
I thought he’d have a pancake on his head since yesterday was National Pancake Day, with free pancakes at IHOP!
I got stuck with a crappy bare ass.
Just a funny name for a woodchuck, I guess —
They are quite vocal and love to swim...
Wikipedia:
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a semi-aquatic rodent of South America. It weighs about a hundred pounds, and is about two feet tall at the shoulder. The capybara is the world's largest rodent.
Capybaras live in grassy wetlands or close to rivers in many parts of South America. In the morning, evening, and at night they eat grass, mostly on land. They spend the hottest hours of the day in the water. They are good swimmers and divers. Webs between their toes help them swim. They can only hold their breath under water for about five minutes at a time.
Sometimes they hide in water for much longer, with only their noses sticking out to breathe. Many predators like to eat them. They are a favorite food for jaguars, eagles, anaconda snakes, and many other animals.
Capybaras are not endangered. Their population is stable, not increasing or decreasing very much. Sometimes humans eat capybaras. They are hunted for meat, and sometimes they are raised on farms. Also, their tough skin is sometimes used to make high quality leather, especially for gloves.
o.O
Basically a giant guinea pig.
Easily tamed. But not as practical a pet as a mouse or a rat. :)
Until you wake up to see them cleaning the meat off your leg.
People usually do not appreciate how smart rodents are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2rxtWu_FM
The military has been training rats as bomb detectors because their light weight will not trigger the mines to explode like a dog can.
What stops me is their requirement for water.
Summer would not be a problem but what would I do in winter?
They *need* a lot of time in water for their health, so...no cappies for me.
I had Guinea Pigs, once.
They ate each other.
:P
I need a minute for my heart to stop racing...
Lol!!
Thanks for that :-)
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