Comments on: The Fantastical Capybara: An Interview with Melanie Typaldos About Her Caplin Rous

By: Secretcreek

Secretcreek — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:27:34 +0000

Very charmed by the idea of an oversized whistlepig pet. I’ve always wanted a groundhog (aka”whistlepig) . I’ve been raising packgoats for years now- and like the capybara- goats are written off as big dumb animals. Indeed they are not, if imrinted upon a human at birth or bonded to a human as a kid a socialized goat is a wonderful pet- especially a neutered male called a wether…these are the “throw away” variety of goats used for weed eating ditches- and usually die from a dog attack (aka dog treat on a rope). So sad. They love attention, love to play and to lay next to you and snuggle…they will even protect you while on hikes if another human or car or dog draws near. LOVE my packgoats…but after having a guinea pig for five years- I’d love to try a larger variety! Maybe someday?

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:52:34 +0000

I have always wanted a Capy but since we move around a lot for my husbands job (we are stationed in Germany now!) we have not been able to get one yet… This one is very cute, my pet rats are litter trained but I wonder how long it would take a Capy to outgrow a litter pan…

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Living Creatures, bless the Lord. - Christian Forums — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:36:57 +0000

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By: Editor

Editor — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:57:37 +0000

Capybaras! Has everyone seen this book?

Capybaras: A Natural History by Rexford D. Lord? It’s new. Here is the Amazon site:
http://www.amazon.com/Capybaras-Natural-History-Worlds-Largest/dp/0801891639/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254858991&sr=1-1

By: WenKen

WenKen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:12:08 +0000

I love capybaras! I didn’t know anyone kept them as pets in the states. We got to know a semi-tame capybara who lived outside one of the Explorama lodges on the Peruvian Amazon. This big, friendly guy came up to us, and when I touched him, very tentatively, he rolled over. I jumped back–it took a few seconds to realize that he just wanted his belly rubbed. Once the belly rubbing started, he began clicking, purring, and making other happy sounds. We’ll never forget that.

By: thecursor

thecursor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:57:54 +0000

Well OF COURSE cats dislike him.

Imagine you’re a cat, you just got done catching a mouse or a rat, your turn a corner and bam, there is a distant cousin of the thing you just ate standing in front of you and he’s three times your size. I love eating chicken, imagine what it would be like to meet a chicken the size of a buick? That’s the cat’s whole experience right there.

If I were a cat, I would freak the hell out.

By: Jacque

Jacque — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:38:52 +0000

In that last video, CR seems spectacularly unimpressed with Kapybara-san.

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The Art of Darkness » Blog Archive » Egad, a Link Dump — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:15:59 +0000

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By: K P

K P — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:11:09 +0000

Capybaras are cool animals,I have had many wild animals as pets and love all wildlife. Through my experiences with having racoons, foxes.deer.hawks,squirels,skunks, turtles and many different types of snakes is that they are better off in the wild where they are ment to be. I hope these capi”s are not being taken from the wild, what are we teaching children by this behavior. Granted some people may have the ability to care for a wild animal but most do not have any idea what they are getting into and the animal suffers. I dont mean to be a downer, your site is really cool and positive as well as educational but there is another side of taking animals out of the wild.

By: GeorgeB

GeorgeB — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:54:19 +0000

I live near London and they have a few of these living at a local wildlife centre (known to residents of Hanwell, West London, as “the bunny park”). They were incredibly cute and my kids were fascinated by them. I’d never come across them before so I did a search and came up with your site, which I am about to show to my kids, so thanks for the useful and interesting information.