Cachin' Capybara
Capybaras are a quirky animal not many have heard of native to South America preferring savvanas and dense forests near water. They are the largest rodents in the world measuring 20-25" at their withers and weigh in at 75-100lbs. Oddly, one of their closest relatives are actually guinea pigs. Another familiar, but more distant relative to capybara is the chinchilla. Like these cousins, these animals are herbavores and a social species. They survive on aquatic grasses and plants mainly grazing during cooler parts of the day and staying in the water during the hottest hours. Capybaras can live in groups of up to 100 members, but generally live in a group of 10-20 consisting of a dominant male, several females, offspring, and a few subordinate males. Each member of the group can live 8-10 years in the wild or 12 in captivity. It is also noteworthy that they live a semiaquatic lifestyle which is why they live near bodies of water. On land, they can even run as fast as a horse, but are excellent swimmers able to stay submerged for up to 5 minutes to avoid predation. Capybaras can even sleep in water and have webbed toes to assist in their aquatic endevors. They are a very odd, interesting creature that lastly can bark to herd their young or warn of predators.
FTF prize is a necklace
STF is a cat and capybara pin
TTF is a capybara pin