Comments on: The Wild Life

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:06:59 +0000

There is a band of your wild cousins living in our lake with big caimans and boas but they seem to be OK – we are very close to Panama City, Panama and humans are their biggect threat, as usual.

By: Caplin Rous

Caplin Rous — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:58:32 +0000

Capybaras are currently listed as “species of least concern,” so no, we are not endangered. However it is just a matter of time given the hunting of wild capybaras for meat and leather and the rate of habitat destruction going on throughout our range.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:08:18 +0000

Thanks, Caplin. I’ve been thinking about endangered species and zoos this week. (I was looking at some pictures of pandas.) Capybaras are not endangered, are they?

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:33:20 +0000

Well said (and nicely illustrated).

I think it’s worth adding that most animals can’t travel whereever they want in the wild either, any more than a person can just move into the house next door if they decide they like it. If those other places are nice enough that an animal wants to visit them, they’re probably someone else’s territory. If they’re not someone else’s territory it’s probably because they’re dangerous or there isn’t enough food or shelter. Travel, like all those other fantasies, isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:27:27 +0000

That’s exactly what Gerald Darrell always wrote in his books about animals in the wild.

By: Queenofallfun

Queenofallfun — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:26:09 +0000

Thanks for a well-presented dose of reality.

By: Teresa Moore

Teresa Moore — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:50:24 +0000

I’m glad you wrote this.
Yes, we humans have a fantasy about life in the wild.
You–Caplin, except for not being allowed to travel at will, have an OK life in Buda, Texas,

I would only add that not all humans should be allowed to own exotic animals–only those who can demonstraye that they know how to adequately care for their exotics and should be allowed to have the necessary permits. (ie roadside “zoos” should be banned!)