Capybara facts
Squirrel monkey and Capybara. 
- Other animals use capybaras as furniture
- Capybaras teeth never stop growing
- An adult capybara weighs as much as an adult human
- Capybaras are the world’s largest rodent.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
TYPE: Mammal
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 7 years
SIZE: 4.6 feet long: up to 2 feet high at shoulders
Where they live: South America
Diet: Grasses.
Predators: jaguars, caimans, and anacondas
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