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Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)


Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
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El macho tiene una glandula en el ocico que lo identifica. La frota para activarla y deprender olor para defender su territorio

Eduardo Muñiz
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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: Both
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 27/11/2014
Country: Argentina
Province / Department: Corrientes
Location or protected area: Esteros del Iberá
Location accuracy: Low
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 70538 View Full Record
Manufacturer: NIKON
Camera model: COOLPIX P510
Shutter speed: 10/2000
Aperture: 4.4
ISO Sensitivity: 100
Focal length: 28mm
Creation date: 2014:11:26 09:45:47
Using Flash: No
Publication date: 11/30/2014 15:52:24

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