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

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras have a calm and gentle demeanor, which makes them popular in zoos and sometimes as pets.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras have a barrel-shaped body which helps them to stay buoyant in the water.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Their incisors can grow up to five inches long.

#capybara Capybara Fact: When threatened, capybaras can emit a bark-like sound to warn others in their group.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Their scientific name, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, is Greek for 'water hog.'

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

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras are semi-aquatic animals, spending a lot of their time in water.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Although they are relatively tame, they can bite when they feel threatened.

#capybara Capybara Fact: The capybara's jaw hinge is not perpendicular, so they chew food by grinding back-and-forth rather than side-to-side.

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

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras have a lifespan of 8-10 years in the wild, but can live up to 12 years in captivity.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Some capybaras have been observed 'adopting' orphaned pups and raising them as their own.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras can sleep with their eyes open.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Capybaras are semi-aquatic animals, spending a lot of their time in water.

#capybara Capybara Fact: When swimming, capybaras use their long, stiff whiskers to navigate.

#capybara Capybara Fact: In Japan, capybaras are allowed to roam freely in hot springs in winter.

#capybara Capybara Fact: In the wild, they have been known to form herds of up to 100 individuals.

#capybara Capybara Fact: Female capybaras are often larger than males.

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