Capybara World

Welcome to our website ALL about *Capybaras

I love Capybaras so much I made a capybara themed game for my friends and family.

fruits I used for my game about Capybaras

  • *oranges
  • *strawberries
  • *watermelons

    • The goal of this game was to get balls that looked like oranges into the mouth of a *cardboard capybara with one of these fruits on its heads

    This is a picture of the game

    Below is a essay my friend wrote about Capybaras

    Did you know that capybaras can bark when they feel that they are in danger? Capybaras live in the rainforest. Capybaras use creative methods to escape from predators. Capybaras are found in most countries in South America. They are part aquatic so they spend most of their time in vegetation around rivers, lakes, ponds, marshes and swamps. Capybaras mostly live in small groups of about 10 capybaras, made up of a dominant male, one or more females, several young. During the wet season, 40 or more capybaras may be found together. Capybaras are found in the forest floor layer of the rainforest. They sleep in the water, mud, and vegetation. Capybaras are the biggest rodents on earth. They can weigh more than 100 pounds and grow to be 4 feet long and 2 feet tall. Capybaras have brown fur. They have a big barrel shaped body which sits on legs, shorter in the front than the back. Capybaras have partially webbed feet, which help to swim through the water or swampy areas. Similar to a hippo, the capybara’s eyes, nose, and ears are on the top of its head, allowing it to look above the water for a breath of air and a check for predators while the rest of the body remains below the water. Capybaras are herbivores and eat plants and vegetation in the water. Capybaras are able to use their webbed feet to swim in swamps. This is how they get to the plants under the water. An adult capybara can eat 6 to 8 pounds of grass a day. Capybaras are rodents, which means they have big front teeth. This helps them with eating plants, melons, grains, and squashes. The capybaras will eat the melons, grains, and squashes during the dry season or if water levels are low. Capybaras are threatened by jaguars, snakes and baby capybaras are threatened by ocelots and eagles. To avoid these predators, when capybaras are sleeping other capybaras will guard them to make sure they are safe. However, humans are also a threat. Humans hunt capybaras for their meat and their hide which can be made into leather. A threat to the capybara’s environment is deforestation. Capybaras are very interesting rodents. Capybaras can hold their breath for up to 5 minutes under the water. Seventy percent of a capybaras’ diet is only three to five types of plants. Some extinct relatives of capybaras were twice as long and 8 times the weight of a modern capybara. Fossils of the extinct Pinckney’s capybara were found on San Diego's Oceanside. Capybaras are actually rodents, they look like hippos. This lets them swim and live in the water. People can stop littering to help the capybara’s environment.

    written by Gino Deno

    Here are some fun facts about capybaras

  • Capybaras are the largest rodents on Earth! They can grow up to 4 feet in length and weigh as much as 140 pounds
  • Capybaras are very social and live in groups of 10 to 20 individuals. Sometimes, they even form groups of up to 100 in the wild.
  • Capybaras are excellent swimmers. They can hold their breath for up to 5 minutes underwater and love to swim in rivers, lakes, and ponds
  • Capybaras are herbivores and mainly eat grasses, aquatic plants, and fruits. They are known for being gentle grazers
  • Capybaras are known to have peaceful interactions with many animals. Birds often perch on their backs, and smaller animals like monkeys and even turtles sometimes hitch rides on their backs!
  • They communicate with each other using a range of sounds, including purrs, whistles, and barks. Capybaras even "talk" to their friends and family members using a series of low-frequency vocalizations.
  • Capybaras are known for being calm and friendly, making them popular pets in some places. They love to soak up the sun and often lie down in a relaxed position.
  • Although they are social, capybaras can be territorial. They mark their territory using scent glands located near their tails.
  • When baby capybaras (called pups) are born, they can already walk and swim within a few hours!
  • Capybaras can live up to 10-12 years in the wild, and even longer in captivity

    • For more information on Capybaras, go to this link!

    *wikepedia pages inserted to help with certian words and to help me get better at inserting links.

    thank you to my dad for teaching me how to code

    thanks to my Mom for helping me make the game showed at the begining

    version 1.3

    wikepedia pages by wikipedia

    logo and funfacts by chat GPT

    sources for essay

    Sources: Ai built for Schools MagicSchool. Available at: https://www.magicschool.ai/raina/capybara (Accessed: 19 December 2024). Capybara (2024) Rainforest Alliance. Available at: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/capybara/ (Accessed: 19 December 2024). Capybara (2024) Rainforest Alliance. Available at: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/capybara/ (Accessed: 19 December 2024). Capybara (2024) Rainforest Alliance. Available at: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/capybara/ (Accessed: 19 December 2024).

    I do not know why some of the words in the essay look wierd sorry

    Update log

    2025

    April

    1.3 Essay has been uploaded

    March

    1.2 fonts, text sizes, background color. So baisicly I added CSS

    1.1 funfacts added and logo made

    1.0 the creation of capybara world starting with capybara game and links