Capybara (English Wikipedia)

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Romero, Simon (21 March 2007). "In Venezuela, Rodents Can Be a Delicacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Legend has it that eating capybara, known here as chigüire (pronounced chee-GWEE-reh), got a boost in the 18th century when the local clergy asked the Vatican to give capybara the status of fish. (...) It remains more popular in Venezuela's rural interior than in the capital.

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Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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Mones, Alvaro; Ojasti, Juhani (16 June 1986). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris". Mammalian Species (264): 1–7. doi:10.2307/3503784. JSTOR 3503784. S2CID 250991487.
Rowe, Diane L.; Honeycutt, Rodney L. (March 2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships, Ecological Correlates, and Molecular Evolution Within the Cavioidea (Mammalia, Rodentia)". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19 (3): 263–277. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004080. PMID 11861886.
Deschamps, Cecilia M.; Olivares, Itatí; Vieytes, Emma Carolina; Vucetich, María Guiomar (12 September 2007). "Ontogeny and diversity of the oldest capybaras (Rodentia: Hydrochoeridae; late Miocene of Argentina)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (3): 683–692. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[683:oadoto]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 30126368. S2CID 86217854.
Cerdeño, E.; Pérez, M.E.; Deschamps, C.M.; Contreras, V.H. (2019). "A new capybara from the late Miocene of San Juan Province, Argentina, and its phylogenetic implications". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (1): 199–212. doi:10.4202/app.00544.2018. hdl:11336/117299.
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Baskin, Jon; Gervais, P. Darrow; Gervais, Camille J. (2020). "A Late Pleistocene capybara (Rodentia, Caviidae, Hydrochoerinae) from near Houston, Texas, USA, with a brief review of North American fossil capybaras". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 167: 57. doi:10.1635/053.167.0105. S2CID 216241471.
Quintana, R.D.; Monge, S.; Malvárez, A.I. (1998). "Feeding patterns of capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Rodentia, Hydrochaeridae) and cattle in the non-insular area of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, Argentina". Mammalia. 62 (1): 37–52. doi:10.1515/mamm.1998.62.1.37. S2CID 83976640.
Barreto, Guillermo R.; Herrera, Emilio A. (1998). "Foraging patterns of capybaras in a seasonally flooded savanna of Venezuela". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 14 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1017/S0266467498000078. JSTOR 2559868. S2CID 84982123.
Lord, Rexford D. (March 1994). "A descriptive account of capybara behaviour". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 29 (1): 11–22. Bibcode:1994SNFE...29...11L. doi:10.1080/01650529409360912.
Cueto, Gerardo Ruben; Allekotte, Roman; Kravetz, Fernando Osvaldo (January 2000). "Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 36 (1): 97–101. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.97. PMID 10682750. S2CID 6491859.
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Paula, T.A.R.; Chiarini-Garcia, H.; França, L.R. (June 1999). "Seminiferous epithelium cycle and its duration in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)". Tissue and Cell. 31 (3): 327–334. doi:10.1054/tice.1999.0039. PMID 10481304.
Basile, Roberta Carvalho; Yoshinari, Natalino Hajime; Mantovani, Elenice; Bonoldi, Virgínia Nazário; Macoris, Delphim da Graça; Queiroz-Neto, Antonio de (4 October 2016). "Brazilian borreliosis with special emphasis on humans and horses". Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 48 (1): 167–172. doi:10.1016/j.bjm.2016.09.005. PMC 5220628. PMID 27769883.

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Mouriquand, David (4 December 2023). "Why are capybaras systematically taking over social media?". Euro News. Retrieved 24 February 2025.

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Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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Cerdeño, E.; Pérez, M.E.; Deschamps, C.M.; Contreras, V.H. (2019). "A new capybara from the late Miocene of San Juan Province, Argentina, and its phylogenetic implications". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (1): 199–212. doi:10.4202/app.00544.2018. hdl:11336/117299.

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Lord, Rexford D. (March 1994). "A descriptive account of capybara behaviour". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 29 (1): 11–22. Bibcode:1994SNFE...29...11L. doi:10.1080/01650529409360912.

iucnredlist.org

Reid, F. (2016). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10300A22190005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10300A22190005.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

jstor.org

Mones, Alvaro; Ojasti, Juhani (16 June 1986). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris". Mammalian Species (264): 1–7. doi:10.2307/3503784. JSTOR 3503784. S2CID 250991487.
Deschamps, Cecilia M.; Olivares, Itatí; Vieytes, Emma Carolina; Vucetich, María Guiomar (12 September 2007). "Ontogeny and diversity of the oldest capybaras (Rodentia: Hydrochoeridae; late Miocene of Argentina)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (3): 683–692. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[683:oadoto]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 30126368. S2CID 86217854.
Barreto, Guillermo R.; Herrera, Emilio A. (1998). "Foraging patterns of capybaras in a seasonally flooded savanna of Venezuela". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 14 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1017/S0266467498000078. JSTOR 2559868. S2CID 84982123.

latimes.com

Mather, Kate (18 August 2011). "A gnawing question answered: It's a capybara roaming Paso Robles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

myfwc.com

"Nonnatives – Capybara". myfwc.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

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Rowe, Diane L.; Honeycutt, Rodney L. (March 2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships, Ecological Correlates, and Molecular Evolution Within the Cavioidea (Mammalia, Rodentia)". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19 (3): 263–277. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004080. PMID 11861886.
Forero-Montaña, Jimena; Betancur, Julio; Cavelier, Jaime (June 2003). "Dieta del capibara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Rodentia: Hydrochaeridae) en Caño Limón, Arauca, Colombia" [Distribution and abundance of Caiman crocodilus in the Caño Negro National Wild Life Refuge, Costa Rica]. Revista de Biología Tropical (in Spanish). 51 (2): 571–578. PMID 15162749.
Cueto, Gerardo Ruben; Allekotte, Roman; Kravetz, Fernando Osvaldo (January 2000). "Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 36 (1): 97–101. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.97. PMID 10682750. S2CID 6491859.
Paula, T.A.R.; Chiarini-Garcia, H.; França, L.R. (June 1999). "Seminiferous epithelium cycle and its duration in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)". Tissue and Cell. 31 (3): 327–334. doi:10.1054/tice.1999.0039. PMID 10481304.
Basile, Roberta Carvalho; Yoshinari, Natalino Hajime; Mantovani, Elenice; Bonoldi, Virgínia Nazário; Macoris, Delphim da Graça; Queiroz-Neto, Antonio de (4 October 2016). "Brazilian borreliosis with special emphasis on humans and horses". Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 48 (1): 167–172. doi:10.1016/j.bjm.2016.09.005. PMC 5220628. PMID 27769883.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Basile, Roberta Carvalho; Yoshinari, Natalino Hajime; Mantovani, Elenice; Bonoldi, Virgínia Nazário; Macoris, Delphim da Graça; Queiroz-Neto, Antonio de (4 October 2016). "Brazilian borreliosis with special emphasis on humans and horses". Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 48 (1): 167–172. doi:10.1016/j.bjm.2016.09.005. PMC 5220628. PMID 27769883.

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Ellsworth, Brian (24 March 2005). "In Days Before Easter, Venezuelans Tuck Into Rodent-Related Delicacy" Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. New York Sun.

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Romero, Simon (21 March 2007). "In Venezuela, Rodents Can Be a Delicacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Legend has it that eating capybara, known here as chigüire (pronounced chee-GWEE-reh), got a boost in the 18th century when the local clergy asked the Vatican to give capybara the status of fish. (...) It remains more popular in Venezuela's rural interior than in the capital.

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Vucetich, María G.; Deschamps, Cecilia M.; Olivares, Itatí; Dozo, María T. (2005). "Capybaras, size, shape, and time: A model kit". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 50 (2): 259–272.

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Diaz, Ana (2 March 2023). "Capybaras are taking over TikTok and we're better for it". Polygon. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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Murakami, Sakura (4 February 2020). "Olympics and Year of the Rat give starring role to Japan's capybaras". Reuters. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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Forero-Montaña, Jimena; Betancur, Julio; Cavelier, Jaime (June 2003). "Dieta del capibara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Rodentia: Hydrochaeridae) en Caño Limón, Arauca, Colombia" [Distribution and abundance of Caiman crocodilus in the Caño Negro National Wild Life Refuge, Costa Rica]. Revista de Biología Tropical (in Spanish). 51 (2): 571–578. PMID 15162749.

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Mones, Alvaro; Ojasti, Juhani (16 June 1986). "Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris". Mammalian Species (264): 1–7. doi:10.2307/3503784. JSTOR 3503784. S2CID 250991487.
Deschamps, Cecilia M.; Olivares, Itatí; Vieytes, Emma Carolina; Vucetich, María Guiomar (12 September 2007). "Ontogeny and diversity of the oldest capybaras (Rodentia: Hydrochoeridae; late Miocene of Argentina)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (3): 683–692. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[683:oadoto]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 30126368. S2CID 86217854.
Baskin, Jon; Gervais, P. Darrow; Gervais, Camille J. (2020). "A Late Pleistocene capybara (Rodentia, Caviidae, Hydrochoerinae) from near Houston, Texas, USA, with a brief review of North American fossil capybaras". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 167: 57. doi:10.1635/053.167.0105. S2CID 216241471.
Quintana, R.D.; Monge, S.; Malvárez, A.I. (1998). "Feeding patterns of capybara Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Rodentia, Hydrochaeridae) and cattle in the non-insular area of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, Argentina". Mammalia. 62 (1): 37–52. doi:10.1515/mamm.1998.62.1.37. S2CID 83976640.
Barreto, Guillermo R.; Herrera, Emilio A. (1998). "Foraging patterns of capybaras in a seasonally flooded savanna of Venezuela". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 14 (1): 87–98. doi:10.1017/S0266467498000078. JSTOR 2559868. S2CID 84982123.
Cueto, Gerardo Ruben; Allekotte, Roman; Kravetz, Fernando Osvaldo (January 2000). "Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 36 (1): 97–101. doi:10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.97. PMID 10682750. S2CID 6491859.

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Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Romero, Simon (21 March 2007). "In Venezuela, Rodents Can Be a Delicacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Legend has it that eating capybara, known here as chigüire (pronounced chee-GWEE-reh), got a boost in the 18th century when the local clergy asked the Vatican to give capybara the status of fish. (...) It remains more popular in Venezuela's rural interior than in the capital.