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The Capybara is the largest rodent in the world, weighing as much as 65 Kg (143 lb). Capybaras are herbivores, and can eat as much as 3 kg. (6.5 lb) of greens a day. In order to help digest all these tough plants, the Capybara is an autocoprophagous animal, which is a fancy way of saying they eat their own poop to recycle the gut bacteria, allowing them to digest easier. Capybaras are semi-aquatic, and despite incredible agility on land, (being able to run 22 MPH) they also demonstrate similar feats in the water, such as the ability to remain submerged for 5 minutes at a time. Your average Capybara social group numbers 10 - 20, with more males than females. In 1982 the Izu Shaboten Animal Park began providing hot springs for their Capybaras, which has become increasingly common in Japan ever since. What a relaxing friend!