Life of CapybarasIsaiah

Table Of Contents

HABITAT

Food and water

Daily Behavior

Family Structure

Interesting Facts

Bibliography

Habitat

Central and South America River banks like Panama/Argentina and fresh water

rivers Tropical grass lands and rain forest Watery places /muddy Venezuela to Argentina

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Food And Water Aquatic Plants, grass Herbivore Grains , and squashes adults eat Six to eight pounds of grass a day Eat own scat Chose food carefully Near plenty of plants Eat certain types of plants Eat grass that have not been touch before Eat scat for nutrients

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Daily Behavior Predator are jaguar, caiman, ocelot, eagle, anaconda Twilight early in the morning Rest during day Often in the water Young capybaras follow their mother Stay in a group tell they mate Have a nursery Hide un water keeping young in middle Spend most of the day welding in mud

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Family Structures Their group leader is one male Less watery places they join other small groups Up to 100 pounds capybaras in one herd 5 months until born crèches = family of young Baby stay with mom for 1 year Crepuscular twilight hours Protect their young when attracted

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Interesting facts

Warning cough and bark sounds Up to 5 babies at one time Scent gland on nose Webbed feet Average 100 pounds each 2 feet tall 4 feet long Lagers rodent females to mark its tertiary

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BibliographyWildlife and plants.New york: Marshall Cavendish , 2007Madera, Alexandria . Capybara.Chicago: stead wells, 2003

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