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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)
What's that mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 ( talk) 02:20, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
There is some missing information about capybaras as pets. -- 213.22.5.71 ( talk) 23:47, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
"Graminivore" is a made-up word. "Graminivorous" is not. This is an attempted over-simplification of herbivorous behavior, and was further contradicted by the next sentence in the article. A "graminivore" would "specifically" only eat grasses and grass seeds, right? Not also aquatic plants, fruit and tree bark, correct? Doc9871 ( talk) 10:34, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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)
The article currently begins with this sentence (and a bunch of footnote references):
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)
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Please look above for problems listed. I have not gone through the entire article yet, but I will finish reading it later on.
As I said, the prose (spelling, grammar, and punctuation is good for most part), but there is still some room for improvement.
Another problem so far is the citation given in the "Fossil record and other species" section - it says nothing about fossil records or other species. Bastian ( talk) 05:25, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Under the subsection "Diet and predation" there is a contradiction in sources. You list "...four to six plant species making 75% of its diet." and listed this as a source. First, that source cannot be read as the lettering is way too small and so I as a reviewer cannot verify the number 75%. A second source claims "Only seven species represented 60% of the total diet:..." from here.
Another thing in the same section is this: "They will select the leaves of one species and disregard other species surrounding it.[16] Capybaras eat a greater variety of plants during the dry season as there are fewer plants available. While they eat grass during the wet season, they have to switch to reeds during the dry season as they are more abundant.[16]" - since all three sentences come from the same source, I would take out the first citation and just leave the one at the end right after "...more abundant" Bastian ( talk) 18:49, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Also, remember to always read the GA review list above as I sometimes will leave comments up there, not just here. Bastian ( talk) 19:08, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
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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)
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)
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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)
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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)
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)
Done Netherzone ( talk) 06:11, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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The synonyms list can be completed per MSW3 ref. -- NGC 54 ( talk| contribs) 12:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
can we use a circulating meme with the don toliver song as an example? would this fall under fair use or would it still be subject to copyright? I think it would be beneficial to understand the meme considering how fast trends come and go. Jgourl ( talk) 04:21, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
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)
I third the motion. What's the source of the original map? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.144.246.121 ( talk) 01:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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2A01:11AF:4E5:5F00:D0D3:6D64:C3DE:2D23 ( talk) 09:33, 26 October 2023 (UTC) Capybaras are featured in the Disney movie “Encanto”
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)
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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)
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)
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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)
What's that mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 ( talk) 02:20, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
There is some missing information about capybaras as pets. -- 213.22.5.71 ( talk) 23:47, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
"Graminivore" is a made-up word. "Graminivorous" is not. This is an attempted over-simplification of herbivorous behavior, and was further contradicted by the next sentence in the article. A "graminivore" would "specifically" only eat grasses and grass seeds, right? Not also aquatic plants, fruit and tree bark, correct? Doc9871 ( talk) 10:34, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
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)
The article currently begins with this sentence (and a bunch of footnote references):
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)
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Please look above for problems listed. I have not gone through the entire article yet, but I will finish reading it later on.
As I said, the prose (spelling, grammar, and punctuation is good for most part), but there is still some room for improvement.
Another problem so far is the citation given in the "Fossil record and other species" section - it says nothing about fossil records or other species. Bastian ( talk) 05:25, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Under the subsection "Diet and predation" there is a contradiction in sources. You list "...four to six plant species making 75% of its diet." and listed this as a source. First, that source cannot be read as the lettering is way too small and so I as a reviewer cannot verify the number 75%. A second source claims "Only seven species represented 60% of the total diet:..." from here.
Another thing in the same section is this: "They will select the leaves of one species and disregard other species surrounding it.[16] Capybaras eat a greater variety of plants during the dry season as there are fewer plants available. While they eat grass during the wet season, they have to switch to reeds during the dry season as they are more abundant.[16]" - since all three sentences come from the same source, I would take out the first citation and just leave the one at the end right after "...more abundant" Bastian ( talk) 18:49, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Also, remember to always read the GA review list above as I sometimes will leave comments up there, not just here. Bastian ( talk) 19:08, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
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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)
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)
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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)
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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)
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)
Done Netherzone ( talk) 06:11, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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The synonyms list can be completed per MSW3 ref. -- NGC 54 ( talk| contribs) 12:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
can we use a circulating meme with the don toliver song as an example? would this fall under fair use or would it still be subject to copyright? I think it would be beneficial to understand the meme considering how fast trends come and go. Jgourl ( talk) 04:21, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
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)
I third the motion. What's the source of the original map? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.144.246.121 ( talk) 01:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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2A01:11AF:4E5:5F00:D0D3:6D64:C3DE:2D23 ( talk) 09:33, 26 October 2023 (UTC) Capybaras are featured in the Disney movie “Encanto”
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)
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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)
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)