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Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Author's comments:

Lo excepcional de esta captura es que este "capivara" como allá lo llaman, venía nadando por el mar, en aguas sumamente saladas, cruzando una bahía, y salió con toda normalidad caminando sobre las piedras de la costa

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RECORD
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Scientific name: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
English Name: Greater Capybara
Spanish Name: Carpincho
Portuguese Name: Capivara
Conservation status:
  Least Concern (LC)  
Sex: Male
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 20/03/2015
Country: Brazil
Province / Department: Santa Catarina
Location or protected area: Larangeira
Detailed location: Playa
Location accuracy: Low
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 91326 View Full Record
Manufacturer: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Shutter speed: 1/250
Aperture: 8.0
ISO Sensitivity: 160
Focal length: 131mm
Creation date: 2015:03:20 12:45:02
Using Flash: No
Publication date: 03/29/2015 01:58:57
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