Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Development
Capybara are semi-aquatic mammals

Habitat
Capybara is a herbivore (more specifically, a graminivore

Diet
Capybaras are social animals, usually found in groups, between 10 and 30 (though looser groups of up to 100 sometimes can be formed),

Behavior
Capybara are not on the IUCN list

Captivity

Five capybaras live at the Hollywild Animal Park in Inman, South Carolina (as of 2007).
Three capybaras live at the Smithsonian Zoological Park's elephant house (as of 09/2006).
At least one capybara lives at the Bristol Zoo in Bristol, England (as of 12/2005).
At least five capybaras lives at the Zoo Schönbrunn in Vienna (as of 2005).
At least one capybara lives at the Kolmården Zoo in Sweden (as of 2005).
At least one capybara lives at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Where to find
Capybaras are gentle animals and will usually allow humans to pet and hand-feed them. Capybara skin is tough, and thus in some areas where capybaras are wild, they are hunted for meat and their skin, which is turned into a high-quality leather,


Gallery

German Language Wikipedia article on Capybara, mechanically translated into English by Google
Neochoerus pinckneyi, an extinct relative of Capybara.