Talk:Capybara

message: The article mentions fossil capybaras eight times bigger than the modern capybara, and links to a two popular press articles that use similar wording, but cite no sources.  I suspect they're referring to recent finds of giant rodents like Phoberomys and Josephoartigasia, but those are dinomyids, not so closely related to capybaras.
Neochoerus pinckneyi was a larger Ice Age capybara, but apparently only weighed about 200 lbs.  Unless someone has a reference for a thousand-pound capybara, I suggest we amend the article. Cephal-odd (talk) 02:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Giant capybaras?

message: What's that mean?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 (talk) 02:20, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Invalid Status?

message: There is some missing information about capybaras as pets.  --213.22.5.71 (talk) 23:47, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Capybaras as pets

message: The article mentions capybaras escaped from captivity and found living near the Arno river, in Italy. Is there any source for that information?--Sid-Vicious (talk) 12:16, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Capybaras in Italy

message: This article states that the capybara is the preferred prey of the anaconda, but over on the anaconda page it says that while the snakes may eat large animals (including the capybara), such large meals are not regularly consumed. Assuming this means that they usually eat other, smaller prey then there's a pretty strong disagreement here! I'll crosspost on the Anaconda talk page and see what they think too. Redset (talk) 22:56, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Anacondas' preferred prey?

message: Under "Related news" there are about ten links to stories about giant fossil rodents such as Josephoartigasia and Phoberomys.  None of these are capybaras, and I suggest we remove them from the article.
Cephal-odd (talk) 16:36, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irrelevant Links 

message: The article lists them as being found in many countries of South America, then lists Panama and Costa Rica, which are generally considered North, or Central (or even just part of the Americas) but not South America.  Furthermore, the range diagram does not show its range reaching Costa Rica....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aapold (talk • contribs) 06:00, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Range

message: The article currently begins with this sentence (and a bunch of footnote references):
::The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela,  Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world.
With this wording and punctuation it's massively unclear what the status of several of those names is.  For example, is capibara meant to be one of two Venezuelan/Colombian/Ecuadorian names, or one of two Portuguese names, or an alternate name in English. or what?  Likewise, what about chigüiro?
If this information belongs here, then someone who actually knows what's intended should restructure the sentence with punctuation that is unambiguous.
But, in any case, I don't see why alternate names of the animal in non-English languages are relevant here on en.wikipedia.org, so I think that a lot of that content should just be deleted.  In my opinion, if chigüiro is an alternate term for the thing in some Spanish-speaking countries, that's information that belongs in es.wikipedia.org, but not here, unless it's especially relevant for some reason.
--142.205.241.254 (talk) 22:29, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Foreign language names removed. Dger (talk) 18:26, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tangled and in my opinion bloated lead sentence 

message: It needs a new picture with a human to really show the rodents size. Can anyone find one that can go up on  this page? Reedman72  (talk) 16:15, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  New picture 

message: I wrote a short paragraph about the escaped capybara of High Park, along with several reliable sources.  They have been on the lam for over 2 weeks and this is still making national news.  Yet my segment was deleted, probably because it was deemed not notable enough.  I completely agree that it's not notable enough for its own article, but I'm not sure the deletion here was justified.  Opinions?  Observer31 (talk) 07:02, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I have the answer to my own question - this bit of info should be in the zoo history, not the species page.  Sounds good?  Observer31 (talk) 04:21, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great Toronto Escape 

message: I've be been seeing YouTube videos showing capybaras to be very friendly.   And the article show a photo of a bird sitting on one's head.   If true or not, it needs to be addressed in the article.    Pb8bije6a7b6a3w (talk) 13:52, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  friendly to other animals? 

message: Please change the last caption to "Video of a captive capybara yawning and stretching". 2601:647:CB02:5034:A9D9:C859:43B3:99D4 (talk) 23:44, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: There are two capybaras in the video, and "resting" seems to sum up their activities, or lack thereof, quite nicely imo. NiciVampireHeart 18:31, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last image caption 

message: I have now seen the " Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris" in the lead, which the most recent edit summary from me said they are not. And I also see they are semi-aquatic as well. But at least what I did was reverting the red links. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:23, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:   Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris confusing edit summary 

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message: In the article there are so many images I can't even put a picture of a capybara with her four pups into the article in the correct section. Maybe somebody cut down some of the images, or extend the article to enough length to fit them all? Also, can somebody archive this talk page, there's 22 sections, earliest dating back to 2007. Lallint⟫⟫⟫Talk  19:37, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extreme amount of images, also please archive this talk page 

message: Capybara: Social
Capybara's are also known for their friendly nature. Capybara's are very social animals in nature, even with other species. The symbiotic nature that the peaceful animals have with others make them friendly with animals such as birds, turtles, alligators, and others. Naturally, these social animals can always be found in a large group of other capybara's, and rarely are spotted alone. Goosette (talk) 00:34, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:43, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2022 

message: Shouldn't it be "found throughout all countries of South America except Chile" rather than "found throughout ALMOST all countries of South America except Chile"? 2A00:23C7:9095:EB01:D592:8313:865:3528 (talk) 05:57, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ecology section 

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message: The synonyms list can be completed per MSW3 ref. --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 12:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: What does this "over hair" is it (Capybara#Description)? I do not find it at Fur article. --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 15:39, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Capybara#Ecology: Should "superb swimmer" be replaced with a more neutral wording? --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 15:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Capybara#Conservation and human interaction: "but physical contact is normally discouraged": weasel words? --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 11:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The "excelent/superb swimmer" and the "five-minute ability" facts are mentioned both at Capybara#Ecology and Capybara#Activities. And what are the sources for Capybara#cite note-2? --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 20:04, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The lead section says that the guinea pig (Cavia) is closely related to capybara. This is not reflected in Capybara#Classification and phylogeny. But Cavia is really closely related to capybara? Only Kerodon and Hydrochoerus are placed in Hydrochoerinae. Cavia is in Caviinae. --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 11:33, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Could somebody verify if Capybara#Popularity and meme culture is acceptable? If it is, it requires some copyedit, because it repeats some information from the parent section (Capybara#Conservation and human interaction). --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 11:13, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: If guard hair and over hair are synonymous (according to Fur#Guard hair), then what does the scope of this sentence is it: "its guard hair differs little from over hair" (Capybara#Description)? --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs) 20:47, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issues 

message: The map shown of the capybara’s range shows that capybaras are not in the Brazilian province of Piauí even though they do, in fact, live there. JFJupiter (talk) 01:22, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed.  Can we get an updated map that matches the IUCN range please? - UtherSRG (talk) 11:05, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

text: I've requested a map get made. Now we wait. :) - UtherSRG (talk) 12:27, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done UtherSRG (talk) 02:48, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range in Piauí 

message: i think that the section could be expanded a bit further than it is currently. 209.94.176.249 (talk) 17:48, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  more information about the meme popularity  

message: Under Popularity and Meme Culture, change "Capybaras also associated with the phrase" to "Capybaras are also associated with the phrase" Guy Bayan (talk) 23:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: QuietCicada  chirp 00:00, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2024 

message: There is a nice picture of a yellow-headed caracara on the featured capybara. The caption is 'yellow-headed caracara sat on a capybara'. This should be '...sitting on a capybara.' or '...seated on a capybara.'  
If the yellow-headed caracara had been placed on the capybara by some other being, then the original wording would be correct, but such a scenario seems somewhat unlikely. 2A02:A31B:8540:EC00:A872:29DA:261E:293E (talk) 20:14, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grammar