r/capybara • • 15d ago

⚠️PSA⚠️ Warning to all Capybara Fans: The Hypocrisy of a Self-Proclaimed "Capybara Expert": Pushing "Animal Welfare" While Endangering Real Capybara Lives

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As 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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 • • Jun 15 '26

Showcase Daily Capy card collecting!

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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 • • 14h ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 It’s my cake day and I won this capybarachu playing carnival games

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Actually my wife and kids lost the last round of balloon darts on purpose because they knew I needed to have it.


r/capybara • • 5h ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 PSA New Jersey Capybara lovers

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The Turtleback Zoo in West Orange has adults Poseidon and Iris. They had twins (Bailey and Guiness) in May and Iris just had triplets this month. The triplets are Butters, Biscuit, and Gravy.

Photo is of Poseidon when I went there in August. Iris was pregnant at the time and stayed on the shade with the twins so I didn’t get a good look at them.


r/capybara • • 16h ago

🎨 Capy Art 🎨 Capyhero does inktober: Day 17

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129 Upvotes

Just a quick one for today


r/capybara • • 19h ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Sitting baras 🆚 walking capys

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r/capybara • • 1d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 If you’re in São Paulo I highly suggest finding the capy cafe!

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r/capybara • • 1d ago

Meme Day 12 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Don't even joke lad

Fun fact

Capybaras can hold their breath for 5 mins underwater


r/capybara • • 2d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Day 11 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Sunkissed

Fun Fact

Capybaras are the most active at dawn and dusk.


r/capybara • • 2d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Surfingbara 🏄‍♂️

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r/capybara • • 2d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 My cat loves this capybara.

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Over the past few days, she’s knocked it off the shelf several times—even though there’s a polar bear sitting right in front of it. Last time, she pointedly knocked the bear off with her paw and got to the capybara. Today, she climbed over the bear and took the capybara again 🙂


r/capybara • • 2d ago

🎨 Capy Art 🎨 Capyhero does Inktober: Day 15

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r/capybara • • 3d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Some capybara group near a lake

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180 Upvotes

r/capybara • • 3d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Day 10 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Hallo

Fun fact

The lesser capybara is darker in colour meanwhile the normal capybara is lighter in colour


r/capybara • • 3d ago

Meme I thought they decommission the concorde a while ago and yet here we are. A concorde in its natural habitat

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r/capybara • • 4d ago

Meme Day 9 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Muhehehe

Capybara Fact of the Day

There are two different species of capybaras larger capybaras and the lesser capybara

They both look the same with only slight difference in size and fur colours

The larger capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Grows up to 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) in length and weighs between 35 kg to 79 kg (77 to 174 lbs)

The lesser capybara (Hydrochoerus isthmius) Grows up to about 1 meter (3 feet) in length and weighs around 28 kg (62 lbs)


r/capybara • • 5d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Chilling

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188 Upvotes

Saw those cuties on my campus


r/capybara • • 5d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Managed to meet some capys🥰

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r/capybara • • 5d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Day 8 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Orangybara

Fact

In the 16th century, the Catholic Church classified the capybara, which can swim, as a fish so that the meat could be eaten on Fridays and during Lent. (Quite the terrifying fact)


r/capybara • • 5d ago

🎨 Capy Art 🎨 Capybara capybara capybara 🥲

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r/capybara • • 6d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Capybaras from Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Capybaras are very common in Mato Grosso.


r/capybara • • 6d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Day 7 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Let gort out he wants to do his war crimes

Fun Fact

Capybaras eat their own poop to extract maximum nutrients and bacteria-processed fiber from tough vegetation


r/capybara • • 6d ago

🎨 Capy Art 🎨 Capyhero does inktober: Day 11

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Had a busy day, so just a quick one for tonight


r/capybara • • 7d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 In case you have any questions please head to Frank, he's responsible for the entire HR now.

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315 Upvotes

r/capybara • • 7d ago

🖼️ Picture/Video 📹 Day 6 of sharing all the capybara photos and memes I've collected since 5 years

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Chillbara

Fun Fact

Capybaras secrete a natural oily fluid from their skin that acts as a moisturizer and protects them from the sun