COMMON NAME: Capybara SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrochorous hydrochores TYPE: Mammals DIET: Herbivore GROUP NAME: Herd AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 7 years SIZE: 4.6 feet long: up to 2 feet high at shoulders WEIGHT: 77 – 143 pounds When it comes to rodents, we constantly suppose of small, furry beasties scurrying about. still, nature occasionally surprises us with