r/capybara • u/nickthagreek • 1h ago
r/capybara • u/NoShare4094 • 25d ago
⚠️PSA⚠️ Warning to all Capybara Fans: The Hypocrisy of a Self-Proclaimed "Capybara Expert": Pushing "Animal Welfare" While Endangering Real Capybara Lives
instagram.comAs many of you know, the creator behind the prominent platform "Capybara World" frequently poses as a leading expert, criticizing Japanese zoos and petting facilities for "exploiting animals" and lacking "animal welfare." However, there is a dark, hypocritical truth behind this blogger’s actions that the international community needs to know.
1. Endangering Capybara Lives by Breaking Rules (Illegal Feeding)
At Sodegaura Fureai Animal Zoo (袖ケ浦ふれあいどうぶつ縁) in Chiba, Japan, the facility sadly lost a baby capybara in the past after a careless tourist illegally fed them wild grass from inside the park. The owner was devastated and spent days clearing all potential risk-prone grass from the massive enclosure to protect the remaining pups.
The creator of "Capybara World" knew this tragic fact. Yet, this person willfully ignored the zoo’s strict safety regulations, refused to buy the designated safe treats, and repeatedly ripped up wild grass from the ground to feed the capybaras, just to get them to fawn over them. When confronted, they made the absurd excuse that "there are no toxic plants in Chiba." This is a blatant violation of biosecurity and a direct threat to animal health.
The Ultimate Double Standard This influencer heavily criticizes the death of capybaras under professional human care, yet when their close friend's pet capybaras (the famous Romeo and Tuff'n in Texas) passed away due to dental complications and stress during COVID-19, they excused it as an "unpreventable tragedy caused by the pandemic." They give their own friends a free pass while vilifying Japanese keepers who are actually working day and night to rebuild facilities after devastating typhoons.
Exploiting the Very System They Condemn They preach that capybaras should not be "normalized to fawn over humans" or used for tourism. Yet, this blogger spends weeks staying near Japanese petting zoos, visiting them all day, every day, to enjoy the unique, close-up interactions that only Japanese facilities provide. They use these photos and experiences to write and sell their own books, while simultaneously calling the zoo staff "heartless money-grubbers."
The "activism" of "Capybara World" is not about protecting capybaras; it is about feeding their own ego and entitlement as a "privileged researcher" who believes they are above the rules.
Please be aware that the extreme posts criticizing Japanese zoos from this platform are highly biased, full of misinformation, and written by someone who actively sabotages actual animal safety on the ground.
r/capybara • u/wardybara • Jun 15 '26
Showcase Daily Capy card collecting!
Some of you may remember my old site, Capy life. After a server fire and missing the domain renewal, the site went offline permanently.
I'm happy to announce my new site is live Capy.today. Every day we publish a unique Capybara card with its own stats. Collect cards of varying rarities, trade with friends, submit your own capybaras to be featured, and show off your swag on your profile (My profile)
r/capybara • u/Wrong_Ad3026 • 16h ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 What's *nom nom* up bro
Day 21 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years
Fun Fact
Capybaras can stay underwater for upto 5 minutes
(I'm sorta running out of non obvious capybara funfacts)
r/capybara • u/Repulsive-Eye-3703 • 1d ago
🎨 Capy Art 🎨 Capybara ACEO
I made tiny art of giant capybara asking for scratches
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 2.5x3.5 inches
r/capybara • u/Express-Air6681 • 1d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Saigon Zoo in Vietnam just welcomed 3 baby capybaras named ANH - YÊU - EM (meaning "I - LOVE - YOU")
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Saigon Zoo & Botanical Gardens just introduced their newest trio! In Vietnamese, their names put together literally mean "I - Love - You".
You can hardly tell them apart by appearance, but their personalities give them away: baby YÊU (Love) shyly toddles behind mom, while ANH (I) and EM (You) stick together 24/7... mostly to scuffle and chomp on each other.
r/capybara • u/Wrong_Ad3026 • 1d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Birdybara
Day 20 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years
Fun Fact
Capybaras have a mutualistic relationship with many birds for grooming
r/capybara • u/Ok_Swordfish_4945 • 2d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Capy makes a sweet treat
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The shake was kinda bad tbh
r/capybara • u/Ok_Swordfish_4945 • 3d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 A silly little video I made
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Enjoy :)
r/capybara • u/AlquimiaDejavu • 2d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Capi marinero con su trajecito
r/capybara • u/ray1005 • 3d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Just a tapir and a capybara setting the ultimate friendship goals
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r/capybara • u/Wrong_Ad3026 • 4d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Babybara
Day 18 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years
Fun Fact
Baby capybaras are called pups and they do indiscriminate suckling meaning they will nurse from any lactating female in the herd
r/capybara • u/GGsAllin • 4d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Capybara in San Francisco
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New capybara at San Francisco Zoo.
r/capybara • u/Draked1 • 4d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Transiting the Panama Canal, saw the bank loaded with wild capybara
r/capybara • u/Wrong_Ad3026 • 5d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Front view
Day 17 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years
Fun Fact
Capybara's can run up to 35km/h(22mph). Please note that this is their top speed they cannot maintain this speed for long durations
r/capybara • u/BrgerWar • 5d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Here we can see how this bird brutally kills the poor capybara that was peacefully sunbathing.
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r/capybara • u/mundanedave • 5d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Other animals might be interesting too but have you ever heard of the great aconcagua?
r/capybara • u/nickthagreek • 6d ago
🎨 Capy Art 🎨 CapyHERO does Inktober: Day 21
r/capybara • u/Wrong_Ad3026 • 6d ago
🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Give it to me
Day 16 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years
Fun fact
Capybara's have a four-chamber stomach that allows them to digest tough plant materials.