Capybara

The capybara is the largest living rodent in the world, native to South America, found in and around rivers, lakes, marshes and wetlands from Panama through much of the continent east of the Andes. It has a barrel-shaped body, partially webbed feet well suited for swimming, and a blunt, whiskered snout, and it is highly social, typically living in groups of ten to twenty individuals centered around a dominant male. Capybaras are semi-aquatic herbivores, grazing on grasses and aquatic plants and often submerging themselves in water to escape heat or predators such as jaguars and anacondas, leaving just their eyes, ears and nostrils above the surface. The species remains common across its range and is classified as being of least concern.