Capybaras (Chiwiri)
The capybara or chiwiri is the world's largest rodent. Its scientific name is Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris.
The
Capybara Page
includes pictures and links to zoos with capybaras.
Another page on
Capybaras
, this one by
Micheal Stillwell
Bert
's
capybara page
is dedicated to the late Bert Jr.
Take a look inside it's skull with this
jpeg image
.
This
jpeg
of a capybara at the Detroit Zoo comes from
Herman Miller
's page of favorite zoo animals.
The Zoo at Forest Park
has some capybaras like the one in this
jpeg image
. Why don't you
adopt
one today?
This jpeg of a
chiwiri
is from the web brochure for
Mucuadventura
: A Wildlife Safari on the Venezuelan Wetlands.
This
jpeg
of a Brazillian capybara was posted courtesy of the
Multicultural Home Page
.
Yet another Brazilian capybara imortalized in
jpeg
format. This one is from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul area. (
Brazillian Tourist Web
)
Two jpegs from the
picture area
on
Southern Poland
's WWW Server), a
clump of capybaras
and a
single
capybara
Rodent Zone Main Page
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