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Capybara

Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species
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The capybara is the neotropical mammal with the highest potential for production and domestication. Amongst the favorable characteristics for domestication we can list its high prolificacy, rapid growth rate, a herbivorous diet, social behavior and relative tameness. The genus (with only two species) is found from the Panama Canal to the north of Argentina on the east of the Andes. Chile is the only country in South America where the capybara is not found. The species is eaten all over its range, especially by poor, rural and traditional communities engaged in subsistence hunting. On the other hand, in large urban settlements wildlife is consumed by city dwellers as a delicacy. The sustainable management of capybara in the wild has been adopted by some South American countries, while others have encouraged capybara rearing in captivity.
Release date Australia
August 16th, 2012
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by David W. Macdonald
  • Edited by Emilio A. Herrera
  • Edited by Jose Roberto Moreira
  • Edited by Katia Maria P.M.B. Ferraz
Illustrations
XVIII, 422 p.
Pages
422
Dimensions
155x235x25
ISBN-13
9781461439998
Product ID
19864436

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