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BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

New thread, new capybaras :3:











:kimchi:

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BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Lol look at this guy who's trying to defend a dog corpse in the cute thread.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Segmentation Fox posted:

Battlemaster, one of us ought to register up @emergency_capy as a companion to such cute-thread-fodder as @emergency_fox and just set up an auto-poster script or something.

Capys really are the best.

I'm glad you like them :3:

I might do something like that if only as an excuse to finally use Twitter for something.





The guys hanging out with capys in these pictures are maras, the fourth biggest rodent species. They are cavies like capys and guinea pigs. They're closely related to capys, the difference being that their common ancestor went to the plains and evolved to be more rabbit-like while capys moved to the rivers and marshes and evolved to be hippo-like. Before they were properly classified as rodents they were called the Patagonian hare.

From what I've seen I don't think capys and maras can tell the difference between each other.



BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Aaaah the combo was broken before I even got here.



Wild capybaras playing on the beach. Apparently the salt water doesn't bother them. Makes me wonder if they would have evolved into something resembling manatees in a few million more years if humans didn't come along and disrupt everything's development.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

a kitten posted:

Capys are comfortable apparently


Capys know they're comfy.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Drone posted:

I had a really, really poo poo day at work caused by my boss's paranoid, byzantine political machinations. Someone please post pics of cute animals that clearly give Absolutely Zero Fucks about worldly problems.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLewl494EeU

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Sociopastry posted:

I love this thread so much. You're all really good people. :kimchi:

Edit: new page!







Snails are like my third favourite animal after capybaras and sloths so thank you for these :3:

I guess I just like slow animals.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000







BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Elias_Maluco posted:

I friend of mine took this picture, I though you might like it



The one in the middle has really nice fur for a wild capy! They usually get a little swampy and unkempt in the wild.


BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000



BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

I can't resist posting this among all the fruit chat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o59VcOQeCbM

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Gorilla Salad posted:

I had a wonderful moment today when I went into the break room and the Japanese news was just finishing.

Their closing report was on capybaras at a zoo going swimming with potatoes.

Yeah the Japanese are nuts for them, even more than me. The zoos brought them over in the 60s and billed them as "the animal that likes hot springs as much as we do".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOcVBJIod8A

BattleMaster has a new favorite as of 23:34 on Dec 23, 2014

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

goatface posted:

When I was a kid I had a hamster that chewed the bars of its cage. Nothing unusual there, most rodents I've owned have done similar, even when they have plenty of other things available to gnaw on.

Do they ever :stare: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=734413836654896

Also,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkZq1309T8

BattleMaster has a new favorite as of 16:52 on Dec 24, 2014

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Facebook video of a bowl of baby capybara

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

"Hey, what's in here?"


Happy capy


Mommy keeping her babies warm


Corn porn


Smooch

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

whiteyfats posted:

Could we maybe get some fat and happy water mammals?

Are capys fat, happy, and aquatic enough?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14LpNjYNEs

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000




BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

grumplestiltzkin posted:

Did you know that capys can be used as battle steeds for monkeys?




Just gotta make sure you keep your steed in good working condition between battles by giving it a thorough checkup


:kimchi:

(pictures shamelessly stolen from lumpycnt in the funny pictures thread)

Chauffeuring is an ancient and honourable capybara profession

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

The rain is over and now there are chances of mudslides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCoI6CKFoHk




BattleMaster has a new favorite as of 23:25 on Jan 10, 2015

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Quesselin posted:

My husband of 12 years and I agreed last night that we're getting a divorce. It's amicable, we're going to stay friends, we still care for each other (just not like that), so that's cool and all, but I'm still really, I don't know, sad, disappointed, nervous and stressed about the future, all those things and a thousand more. Cute pics of capybaras and guinea pigs will be especially appreciated, but any cute animals will do. This thread is just the best :love:

Aww, I hope things work out for you two. Here's an extra-heavy dose of Capys:









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A2s70Z_LTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6d0Y0ObY3o

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000



BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8geGngFYzdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddJwz6zRV1I

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

They say you shouldn't swim after eating, but they didn't say anything about eating while swimming.




Also if you didn't think capys could move because they're fat and lazy, check this out

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=752929388136674&pnref=story

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

I like rodents of all shapes and sizes but mostly the big ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPTD5pFJ6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Px4u_6gLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZRNkXNreCw
(Less like a fight and more like a couple attempts at playing that the beaver wasn't down with)

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpBjgYj1kyM



BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Elias_Maluco posted:

Some capy pictures I took the other day at the bicycle lane, in São Paulo







That's pretty great, I hope people are careful not to hit them.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000




Capys puff up when they're happy

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000




BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Some more fuzzy potatoes




BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000


Everyone and everything loves capys

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

"friends are the best friends"



Edit: I think this one is best with the description left on

BattleMaster has a new favorite as of 04:56 on Feb 5, 2015

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

More prickly hippos




BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000



IslamoNazi posted:

Can anyone go a level deeper than this? I'm looking at you Battle Master



Ah, I can't beat that. Best I can do is the capy-paste picture from earlier.

Here's some more capy-pasta

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Personally I think capys look relaxed and blissful.



This coming valentine's day, share a stick with a loved one

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:

Why are there lemons in the pool?

I always see them in the pics with the capys but I never really thought about it till now.

Do they eat em or something?

They're yuzu, a Japanese orange-like fruit that smells really strongly especially in hot water. In some regions of Japan people bathe with them because of the scent.

Capybaras are marketed as the animal that likes hot springs as much as the Japanese do, so they like to do up their baths to look like traditional Japanese baths.

Capys don't understand this purpose and will eat anything with cellulose in it especially if it tastes or smells sweet so if you look carefully you can see a few bites in the yuzu.

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Baby capy getting fed. I like how vigorously it goes at the bottle and I like the angry squeaks when it wants more milk :3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi6aUZMXFZs

BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

mycot posted:

That is not what I expected them to sound like.

That's the angry squeak, they also make non-angry squeaks, teeth chatters, and clicks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6d0Y0ObY3o

Adults also make a whole different set of sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhevmsJdjCk

As far as sounds you never would have expected, the males bark to warn their herd of danger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2CDmCf10U

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BattleMaster
Aug 14, 2000

Have a seat


Wait a minute


No not there

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