Capybara

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The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest of living rodents (the long extinct rodent Phoberomys pattersoni was significantly bigger.) They are native to most of the tropical and temperate parts of South America east of the Andes, always near water. It is the only living member of its family, Hydrochoeridae. It is called carpincho in Spanish and capivara in Portuguese, although the name originally derives from the Guarani "Kapi?va". The rough translation of capybara means "Master of the Grasses"

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Phoberomys pattersoni: Phoberomys pattersoni is an extinct rodent that lived in the Orinoco River delta approximately 8 million years BP....

South America: South America is a part of the American continent traversed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean....

Family: :This article is about the human domestic group. For other uses, see Family (disambiguation)....

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Capybara South America

Capybara Swimming Pantanal Brazil