#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras are very affectionate and will often nuzzle and lick each other.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras often serve as a 'mobile home' for semi-parasitic cowbirds that eat the insects off their backs.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Their preferred habitats are densely forested areas near bodies of water.

#capybara Capybara Fact: They use their large, sharp incisors to dig for roots and bulbs.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Their social structure is similar to that of some primates, with a dominant male, females, juveniles, and subordinate males.

#capybara Capybara Fact: The average capybara consumes 6 to 8 pounds of grass per day.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Their skin dries out easily, so they need to live near water bodies to hydrate it regularly.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras have poor vision, but their senses of smell and hearing are excellent.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras can make around 50 different sounds to communicate with each other.

#capybara Capybara Fact: They are herbivores, their diet consists mainly of grasses and aquatic plants.