What I Am Not: Tapir
I am not a tapir and here’s why.
A Visit to the Kyle, Texas library
Last Friday my owner and I took a quick trip down the the Kyle Public Library to see if they were interested in us doing one of our book reading/capybara encounters. Before the library opened, I met with some new friends, Shirley Bauder and her two granddaughters Chelsea and Cayla. Shirley took all the photos […]
Kapibara-san gifts from Japan
Don’t know how many of you know this, but Japan is the center of capybara culture. We are worshiped in Japan, as we should be worldwide. This love has been cultured and nurtured by the Kapibara-san cartoon. Kapibara-san does not actually look much like a capybara. Sure, they got the big head right. And maybe […]
National Zoo Malaysia Capys
My FaceBook friend AJ Allens sent me these cool photos of capybaras at the National Zoo in Malaysia. Looks like they have a pretty nice enclosure. And I love the way you can see into the water to watch their graceful swimming. Thanks AJ!
Capybara Art: Terry Howell Stanley
Here’s something about capybaras that startled even me: we are great muses! I mean, my owner wrote a book–a whole book!–in just five months after getting me. She didn’t have anything worth writing about before that. But that’s not where it ends. Terry Howell Stanley of Stanley Arts recently painted me and I look GREAT. […]
Capybara found in Thousand Oaks in 2002
This is an old story but still interesting. A young capybara was found in a yard in Thousand Oaks, a suburb of Los Angeles, in 2002. I hope my owner never loses me. Even if she did, I KNOW she would claim me no matter what.
カピバラの本
カピバラは前に出るべきだと思わない? 僕の本がでたよ！まあ僕だけというわけではないけど、カピバラについて（そして猫も・・・でもカピバラのほうがずっとかわいいね）。僕の飼い主が書いたんだけど、すばらしい本だよ。この セレストとでっかいネズミ は Amazon で買えるんだ！僕のことを「でっかいネズミ」とよぶなんて、ちょっとむかつくけど、なんとなく雰囲気はわかるよね。ビル・ピートの書いた Capyboppy 以来、カピバラが主人公の本はこれだけなので、まあ文句は言えないよね。読んで感想をきかせてよ。僕の飼い主は僕を正当に評価してくれてるかな？ 注文するには左の本の表紙をクリックするとamazon.com page にいけるよ。外国に住んでいる人は、infibeam.com の方がいいかな。 もし僕のサインが欲しいようなら、「contact」ボタンを押してあなたの住所をおしえてね。僕の足あととサインいりのシールを送ります。欲しければ、飼い主のサインもあげられます。 足あととサイン あなたやペットが「セレストとでっかいネズミ」を読んでいるところを写真にとっておくってね。Amazon.comのReading Rodent 欄にのせるよ一番最近のはこれ。 マーティン・ゴビンの３匹のぬいぐるみ（かわいいカピバラも） July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Book, capybara, Capyboppy, cat, Celeste and the Giant Hamster, children’s book, giant hamster, giant rat, pawprint, reading rodent, rodent | Category: Book, Caplin’s Blog | 27 comments
Book About Capys!
If you’ve always wanted to read a book about capybaras, I have great news for you! My owner wrote a book about me…sort of. It’s actually about three cats who try to capture a capybara that has gotten loose in their neighborhood. The lead cat’s name is Celeste so I didn’t even get top billing. […]
Serendipity
For capybaras life is a series of lucky or unlucky events beyond our control. Does the anaconda eat my friend or eat me? That is true even for a pet capybara such as myself. When my owner leaves for work in the morning, how do I know she’ll come back? One time days passed, lots […]
Capybaras Make Dreams Come True
A new friend (and excellent author), Jeff VanderMeer, recently asked me if I would pose in a photo for a friend of his who (naturally) loves capybaras and had an upcoming birthday. Being so incredibly photogenic, I obliged. She’s written a blog post about it. I’m happy that I can do good around the world […]