capybara

Peru is illegally trading capybara meat.

Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), also known as capybaras or ronsocos, are the largest rodents in the world and are distributed throughout much of South America. These social animals are adapted to a semi-aquatic life thanks to their specialized anatomy for...

Shorty: From being fed cookies to enjoying his natural habitat

In Corrientes, a province rich in biodiversity, Ñato's story, a capybara raised as a pet, teaches about the consequences of keeping wild animals as pets. Ñato was found by a family when he was less than a year old. Being...

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