Expedition 🇧🇷 Brazil
Capybara in Brazil
The world's largest rodent — a gentle capybara that grazes riverbanks and lets birds perch on its back.
The species
The capybara is a South American icon: dog-sized, barrel-bodied, and surprisingly serene. They live in groups along rivers, lakes, and marshes, grazing on grasses and aquatic plants, and diving to escape jaguars and caimans when alarmed.
Habitat in Brazil
Freshwater wetlands, riverbanks, and seasonally flooded grassland across Brazil, Venezuela, and much of South America east of the Andes suit capybaras. The Pantanal is one of the best places to see them in large groups.
Where to spot one
Pantanal
Mato Grosso do Sul
The world's largest tropical wetland — capybaras, jaguars, hyacinth macaws, and giant otters in open savanna.
Amazon Rainforest
Amazonas
Riverboat journeys through flooded forest — pink dolphins, sloths, and more species than anywhere else on Earth.
Iguaçu National Park
Paraná
Atlantic Forest beside the falls — toucans, coatis, and butterflies in subtropical jungle.
Tijuca National Park
Rio de Janeiro
Urban rainforest above Rio — howler monkeys and hummingbirds minutes from the city.
Conservation status
Capybaras are Least Concern and abundant across much of South America. They are hunted for meat and leather in some regions but populations remain stable in the Pantanal and Amazon basin.
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