Capybara Photo-of-the-Day, Dear Melanie, I’m happy to see the photos from your trip to Panama. Do you happen to know why does the fur of wild capybaras is red (reddish/ brown) ? Is it because of their nutrition or can it be mud? Kate from PL

Dear Melanie, I'm happy to see the photos from your trip to Panama. Do you happen to know why does the fur of wild capybaras is red (reddish/ brown) ? Is it because of their nutrition or can it be mud? Kate from PL

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That was one question I hoped to answer on my trip. Unfortunately, during the daylight, I was only able to observe the capybaras from this one pond. It is possible that their fur is stained this color from the mud in the pond.

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