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I got to pet a Capybara yesterday!!! (toast.ooo)
submitted 11 months ago by Jaxia@toast.ooo to c/aww@lemmy.world
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It was awesome! One even rolled over on its side to get belly rubs. Definitely would recommend for any animal lovers. :)

https://www.gatorland.com/animals/meet-a-capybara/

Link for anyone interested.

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[-] marron12@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Are they soft? Do they make cute noises? Would love to pet one if I could. Looks like this guy really liked the attention.

[-] Jaxia@toast.ooo 19 points 11 months ago

They are actually bristly. Apparently they purr and make sounds similar to a guinea pig according to their handler, but the only noise we heard was the goose complaining that he wasn't getting fed. They loved being fed romaine lettuce and enjoyed chin scratches as well.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

They are essentially giant guinea pigs

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

Guinea pigs can properly yell when they want to. If capybara are anything like them, I imagine that they are deafening.

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