Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Greater Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) made in Playa, Larangeira, Santa Catarina, Brazil on 20/03/2015. The photograph was published by Jorge Iriberri and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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: |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | |
