Capybaras at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson
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Four facts about capybaras with photos of them training at Reid Park Zoo. There is a bonus with cute photos of other capybaras from from around the world.
Reid Park Zoo capybara
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Rebecca Edwards, a zookeeper, works with Wesley, a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo. Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world and spend a lot of time in the water. Β Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
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Wesley is a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo. Capybaras are close relatives of guinea pigs. Tuesday November 29, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
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Wesley is a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo. Capybaras are native to South America and live near water. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
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Wesley, a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo, suns himself after feasting on some snacks. The Catholic Church gave special dispensation so that capybaras can be eaten during Lent and Holy Week, despite the ban on most meats. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
A friendly capybara
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Julianna Lagos, 8, tries to keep a capybara, a native to South America and one of the largest rodents in the world, from chewing on her hair during Repticon Tucson at the Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Rd. The capybara and a cavy mara, both from An Exotic Reptile Shop, 3115 N First Ave., were on display as well as some other creatures at the event. Β The photo was taken on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
A capybara in Japan
- Koji Sasahara
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A capybara gets stream of hot water cascading onto it to keep warm during a cold snow day in their enclosure at Saitama children's Zoo in Higshimatsuyama, near Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Feeding time for a capybara
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Β Under the watchful eyes of lead zookeeper Amanda Hall and the rest of their classmates, Enterprise School third grader, Awnessty Arrington and Deriahna Johnson take fresh veggies the class grew over to a waiting Capybara Monday morning at Scovill Zoo in Decatur, Illinois, in 2011.
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
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Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) sit next to their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, are one of the new popular attraction at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
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Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) follow their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, were one of the new popular attraction at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
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Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) follow their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, were one of the new popular attractions at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Next week in Nandi's Neighborhood
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Nico is a 14 year old anteater living at Reid Park Zoo. He's a full grown male weighing in at 118 pounds. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Rebecca Edwards, a zookeeper, works with Wesley, a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo. Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world and spend a lot of time in the water. Β Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo capybara
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Wesley, a 6-year-old capybara living at Reid Park Zoo, suns himself after feasting on some snacks. The Catholic Church gave special dispensation so that capybaras can be eaten during Lent and Holy Week, despite the ban on most meats. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
A friendly capybara
- A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Julianna Lagos, 8, tries to keep a capybara, a native to South America and one of the largest rodents in the world, from chewing on her hair during Repticon Tucson at the Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Rd. The capybara and a cavy mara, both from An Exotic Reptile Shop, 3115 N First Ave., were on display as well as some other creatures at the event. Β The photo was taken on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Feeding time for a capybara
- Herald & Review/Kelly J. Huff /Associated Press
Β Under the watchful eyes of lead zookeeper Amanda Hall and the rest of their classmates, Enterprise School third grader, Awnessty Arrington and Deriahna Johnson take fresh veggies the class grew over to a waiting Capybara Monday morning at Scovill Zoo in Decatur, Illinois, in 2011.
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) sit next to their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, are one of the new popular attraction at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) follow their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, were one of the new popular attraction at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece Zoo
- Thanassis Stavrakis
Four capybara pups (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) follow their mother, at the private Attica Zoological Park in Spata, east of Athens, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The two-week-old pups, two male and two female, were one of the new popular attractions at the park. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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