COMMON NAME: Capybara
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivore
GROUP NAME: Herd
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 7 years
SIZE: 4.6 feet long: up to 2 feet high at shoulders
WEIGHT: 77 – 143 pounds
DIET: Like other rodents, capybaras’ teeth grow continuously, and they wear them down by grazing on aquatic plants, grasses, and other plentiful plants.
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Least Concern
HERE AT ALAMEDA PARK ZOO:
Our capybara's can be hard to find. If you can make to the duck pond area early in the morning you can catch them hanging out underneath the trees.