CAPYBARA- MEET PLANET EARTH MOST FRIENDLY ANIMAL(video Fun Facts)

in science •  7 years ago 

Video courtesy of Mashable

The World is full of Hatred, so is Human's believe. But it has been scientifically proven with several research works that there is an animal who possess extreme natural friendliness traits even in the wild more than any other organisms in existence at the moment.

CAPYBARAS

World's largest Rodent is a celebrity among animals in the Animal Kingdom. The gentle furry Giant is the unlikely subject to fill the space of the Most Friendly Animal.

Chigüire as they are also called are social animals, adults could weigh as much as 35 Kg to 66 Kg and they are herbivores who lives in groups of approximately 6-20 social groups or more. The reddish brown furry and extremely friendly mammal is a close relative to Guinea Pigs but a 100 times bigger, an excellent swimmer because of it's slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails; that is why they inhabit areas close to body if water- Rivers, Swamps, Ponds, Marshes, lakes etc.

This Semi-aquatic animals are natives of South America, surprisingly researchers declared them missing in Chile. Their major meals are aquatic plants and grasses.

WHY SO FRIENDLY?


This animals exhibits a typical example of Commensalism!

In biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter-Encyclopædia Britannica

Their peaceful, kind, calm and elegance is unimaginable, some predators find this animals too friendly to kill- see evidence below:

There means of defense is evading blood thirsty predators by submerging in water, they can stay up to 5 minutes under water. They exclusively mate under water and sleeps in water with their nose floating on the surface to avoid drowning. Mud playing, swimming, running as fast as Horses in the face of dangers when they are not close to water shows their agility and strengths.

LIFE SPAN

As friendly as this animals are, the average lifespan in the wild is 4 years while many in captivity i.e Zoos and Reserves could live up to 8-10 years.

THREATS TO THEIR LIVES

Domesticated Capybaras have less enemies except for disease and some stray dogs. But in the wild, Anaconda seems to like them as it's favorite meals, same thing with Caiman Eagles, Pumas and Jaguars. Besides that, they are good meat source for Humans and it's fatty skins makes it a source of Fats extracts for Pharmaceutical companies.

MORAL!

If all humans, living organisms could be as peaceful as the Capybara, there would be less injustice in the World!



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HIIIi dear @oluwoleolaide, nice video and nice topic about most friendly animals, very interesting and lovely, I like that,, thanks,,,.

Nice post. Why would we want to use them for pharmaceutical drug source though? They look like rare animals that maybe going into extinction

As a matter of fact, they are not an endangered species as they reproduce on a balance scale as dying.

Oh really. That's good to know

I couldn't eat one if they're that friendly. I watched a documentary on them a while back... if I'm not mistaken they're the largest rodents on earth.

Very correct old friend, looks too friendly for my stomach😁

what a creativity!!

Gracias

You said

If all humans, living organisms could be as peaceful as the Capybara, there would be less injustice in the World!

But I'll say

If all humans, living organisms could be as peaceful as the Capybara, there would be no injustice in the World!

I LOVE THE attributes capybaras possess

Well, i said that cos there are more peaceful Animals/insects in the World- Butterfly for Example!

Hello @oluwoleolaide

Such a wonderful post. We continue to learn every day. This my first time of hearing and actually reading about such animal. Thanks for sharing.

@eurogee

Glad you read it Euro-boss, much Grateful!