Why are their eyes, ears and nostrils high on the head?

So they can stay alert while mostly underwater

Why do capybaras eat their own droppings?

To get more nutrients from tough plants

Why are capybaras famous online?

Other animals often sit on them calmly

Capybara Quiz: Wetland Herds and the Calmest Rodent

This capybara quiz wades into the marshes with the chilled-out giant rodent of South America. Play 10 interactive questions on its size, webbed feet, eyes and nose on top of its head, diving, grazing, eating its own droppings, herds, friendly passengers, predators and its fame online.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Rank
What is the capybara known as?
Home
Where do wild capybaras live?
Feet
What helps capybaras swim?
Head
Why are their eyes, ears and nostrils high on the head?
Dive
How long can a capybara stay underwater?
Food
What do capybaras mainly eat?
Digest
Why do capybaras eat their own droppings?
Groups
How do capybaras usually live?
Calm
Why are capybaras famous online?
Enemy
Which predator hunts capybaras?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the capybara known as?
Answer: The world's largest rodent
It can weigh over 60 kilograms.
Q2: Where do wild capybaras live?
Answer: South America
They stay near water.
Q3: What helps capybaras swim?
Answer: Partly webbed feet
They are strong swimmers.
Q4: Why are their eyes, ears and nostrils high on the head?
Answer: So they can stay alert while mostly underwater
It works like a hippo's.
Q5: How long can a capybara stay underwater?
Answer: About five minutes
They dive to escape danger.
Q6: What do capybaras mainly eat?
Answer: Grasses and water plants
They are grazers.
Q7: Why do capybaras eat their own droppings?
Answer: To get more nutrients from tough plants
It helps gut bacteria.
Q8: How do capybaras usually live?
Answer: In social groups
Groups grow bigger in dry seasons.
Q9: Why are capybaras famous online?
Answer: Other animals often sit on them calmly
Birds and monkeys perch on them.
Q10: Which predator hunts capybaras?
Answer: Jaguars
Caimans and anacondas do too.

Capybara Quiz – Wetland Herds and the Calmest Rodent

Capybaras are the world's largest rodents, living near rivers, lakes and marshes across South America. They can weigh over 60 kilograms and have partly webbed feet for swimming.

Their eyes, ears and nostrils sit high on the head, so they can watch for danger while almost submerged, and they can stay underwater for about five minutes. They graze on grasses and water plants and eat their own droppings to get more nutrients.

Capybaras live in social groups and are famous for their calm nature, often letting birds and even monkeys sit on them. Jaguars, caimans and anacondas hunt them.

What This Quiz Teaches

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How big they are
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Why they are famous

Did You Know?

Their scientific name means water pig.
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Capybaras make clicks, whistles and barks.
A suburb in Argentina saw a capybara boom in 2021.
Their teeth keep growing throughout life.