Comments on: Book About Capys!

By: mariodacat

mariodacat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:50:57 +0000

You are the neatest Capybara. I so happy we are friends on Twitter. Dat’s a very cute book you have friend.

By: Caplin Rous

Caplin Rous — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:13:10 +0000

I consider the Wumps to be alien capybaras, so like us but also so different. It is a very cute book. Someday I will have to write a review of it.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:30:44 +0000

Just curious Caplin, do you consider “The Wump World” by Bill Peet to feature strong Capybara roles? I had never seen Cappyboppy but “The Wump World” was one of my childhood favorites and the first time I saw a capybara I thought I had found my beloved Wump! Bill Peet cites Cappybobby as a main influence for the wump character and they pretty much look like cartoon Cappys with tails. Maybe their planet got polluted, their genes were affected (so no tails) and they had to find a new home -HERE. Wumps are also very conscious of environmental conservation, something you seem to value as well. If you haven’t see it check out the earth and kid friendly awesomeness here http://www.billpeet.net/PAGES/wump.htm and http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780395311295-0. In the 2ns link click on the preview button for pics. Love you!

PS – Peter is a hater- ignore or reform, your choice

By: Stella Dora

Stella Dora — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:44:32 +0000

Hi Caplin,
Your’re cute! Nice to meet you! Stop by my blog and say hello sometime!
A new fan,
Stella Dora

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:35:49 +0000

About:

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Well, it was all my daughter Coral’s idea. When we were on a trip to Venezuela, she got to hold a young, wild capybara and she fell in love. After we got back, she pretty relentlessly pestered me about getting one for a pet. Since Coral lived in an apartment and was planning on spending a year in Asia, she couldn’t have a pet capybara herself so, she felt, it was up to me to fulfill her capybara vision.
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An animal is not a toy!!! That’s incredible how someone can be mentally sick enough to have a capivara at home. YOU ARE DISGUSTING!
Soon your daughter will be collecting *$%! and what are you gonna do with the poor animal? Throw it away?? Horrible example!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:43 +0000

You disgusting frigging weirdos having this POOR animal at home, you should’ve left him where he belongs to: the forest. You are no humans, you deserve to be out of the society!

By: Luiz Pagano

Luiz Pagano — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:19:29 +0000

Hi human owner!

Congratulations on your blog, it is amazing that Capybaras are appreciated outside Brazil or Latin America (here in Brazil we don’t take capybaras as pet – lol).

Some years ago capybaras start to live by the margins of Pinheiros River (one of the most important rivers in São Paulo capital area), which is amazing because of its non friendly environment.

São Paulo is the world’s 7th largest metropolitan area, Pinheiros River is extremely polluted, it does not propitiate the survival of fishes and the urban life is very intense near the region where they live. Although unlikely, capybaras really adopted Pinhieros River as home.

I’ve also chosen capybaras as São Paulo city mascot – pls take a look at my blog http://capivarapaulistana.blogspot.com. (unfortunely it is in Portuguese, but you could translate that using Google Translator Toolkit – Brazilian Portuguese , it is very reliable)

If you’d allow me to I would like to put a link in my blog to yours, and maybe promote your book here.

Congrats again-cheers

By: Stacey

Stacey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:13:49 +0000

Hi there,

I am socializing/sponsoring a capybara named Doogle at a local zoo here that is privately owned and non profit. It’s owned by 2 vets who open it up to the public once a month and the people can come and pet and hold most of the animals.

Doogle is brand new to this zoo and they only have a small baby pool for her to swim in (she’s only 4 months). We want to install a pond of sorts for her and need some suggestions on filtration, since she goes potty in the pool

if anyone can help, i’d greatly appreciate it! thank you! please email me at slwiess1218@yahoo.com

By: Ginger aka Beethoven

Ginger aka Beethoven — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:46:15 +0000

I knew our giant cousins exist - thanks for our friend, Cheryl, who told us about your Blog!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:08:28 +0000

I’m putting this book on my birthday wish list! If I don’t get it, I’ll buy it! I’ve done a few self-published rodent-centric poetry/photo books and one has a page with a capybara!