Capybara are the world's largest rodents found in South America near water sources. They have small eyes and ears with a heavy rounded body. Capybaras give birth after a 5 month pregnancy to 1-8 young that can swim and dive shortly after birth. As herbivores, they eat plants and leaves from rivers. Predators include jaguars, caimans, and anacondas. Capybaras impact ecosystems as grazers and prey and their populations have declined due to hunting and habitat loss from agriculture and development. Conservation efforts aim to reduce pollution and protect forests.

1. Capybara
Scientific Name : Hydrochaeris
By Mac Mcphee
Ms. Seo
Fessenden
Grade 6

2. Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: chordata
Subphylum: vertebrata
Class: mammalia
Order: rodentia
Suborder: hystricomorpha
Family: caviidae
Subfamily: hydrochoerinae
Genus: hydrochoerus
Species: H. hydrochaeris

3. appearance
Small eyes on the top of there head
Small rounded ears
Heavy rounded body
No tail
Sharp front teeth
Feet are slightly webbed
Four toes on front
Three toes on back

4. Location in world
Capybaras are located in south America and also
panama.
Capybaras are found in dense forests near water
sources such as streams, rivers, ponds, swamps
and lakes.

5. Life cycle
About 18 months old capybara herd it is only the dominant male
that has the breeding rights to the year round females.
and although it can occur all depending on the conditions the
breeding season is usually in April and May.
after pregnancy period that lasts around five months the female
capybara gives birth to between 1 and 8 pups on land capybara
young are very well developed at birth.
and not only have all their fur and can see but are also able to
run swim and dive within hours of birth the female rejoins the
main group within hours with her newborn babies

6. What does it eat
Capybaras are herbivores they eat leaves and
fruit and also plants from the bottom of rivers
and lakes? Capybaras are strictly vegetarian

7. Predators
Their predators are jaguars, caimans, and snakes
like anacondas which usually eat small capybaras

8. How does it contribute to the
diversity of life
Capybara play a number of important roles in
their ecosystem.
In many parts of their range they are the only
large grazing species so they have a huge impact
on the vegetation of the area
They also serve as a prey animal for many large
carnivores many birds eat the insects found in
capybara fur and insects

9. How do humans continue to impact
the natural environment of the
capybara
They are often killed in certain areas for their
meat and skin which has led to population
declines in these regions
The capybara has also been affected by human
activity in their native regions in general
including both growing human settlements
Land clearance for agriculture it is in these areas
that when there is not an adequate supply of
food available

10. What can be done to help this
species continue to survive
Don’t pollute in capybara water and do not
pollute in there forest or it will kill them

11. Interesting facts
The capybara is the worlds largest rodent
Three toes on the back
Four on the front

12. Final slide
Rainforest animals www.rainforestanimals.net
Wikipedia www.Wikipedia.com
Smithsonian animals (David buhie and don e
Wilson)
Animals of the world (tom Jackson)

13. The end