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Academic & Professional Books  Mammals  Insectivores to Ungulates  Rodents

Capybaras: A Natural History of the World's Largest Rodent

Out of Print
By: Rexford D Lord
159 pages, 33 colour photos, 33 b&w photos, 14 line drawings, 2 maps
Capybaras: A Natural History of the World's Largest Rodent
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  • Capybaras: A Natural History of the World's Largest Rodent ISBN: 9780801891632 Hardback Sep 2009 Out of Print #181059
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Capybaras - the largest rodents in the world - show little resemblance to their guinea pig relatives. Robust and agile, they reach the size of a small pig and weigh upward of 100 pounds at maturity. This natural history details all aspects of the present body of information about their anatomy, ecology, behavior, biology, conservation, management, and taxonomy. Capybaras range throughout South American tropical wetlands. Largely extirpated from their former haunts through agricultural practices and poaching, they have adapted well to human management and conservation efforts and are frequently raised on ranches as valued sources of both meat and leather. The herbivorous rodents play a vital role in the ecosystems of natural grasslands, wetlands, and gallery forests and are commonly prey for caimans, anacondas, jaguars, and pumas.

Rexford D. Lord draws on the extant literature and many years of personal experience in their habitats both north and south of the Amazon region - including his own ten-year study at a Venezuelan ranch - to provide detailed descriptions of capybaras' known history; the diseases, parasites, and hazards they face; and, their population and behavioral characteristics. He discusses how they interact with predators and other animals and explains their long-running and growing commercial importance to humankind - including key information about their current value and future potential as an ecotourism attraction. Featuring dozens of photographs, comprehensive tables illustrating key traits and population information, and practical explanations of current ranch management methodology, this volume is the most extensive reference work on capybaras that has ever been produced.

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Rexford D. Lord is a retired scientific consultant-ecologist for the United Nations' Pan American Health Organization and a former instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford. He is the author of Mammals of South America, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Out of Print
By: Rexford D Lord
159 pages, 33 colour photos, 33 b&w photos, 14 line drawings, 2 maps
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Capybaras is an important scientific synthesis and an interesting book for any natural history enthusiast. Wildlife Activist 2009 This is the only volume published that collects in one place most of what is known about this species of rodent. It will be valuable to mammalogists, those working in conservation and animal husbandry, and zoo personnel. Choice 2010 A very informative book on this species which can be useful to students and zoologists. -- Christiane Denys Mammalia 2010
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