Capybara - Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species (Paperback)

The capybara is the neotropical mammal with the highest potential for production and domestication. Amongst the favorable characteristics for domestication we can list its high prolificacy, rapid growth rate, a herbivorous diet, social behavior and relative tameness. The genus (with only two species) is found from the Panama Canal to the north of Argentina on the east of the Andes. Chile is the only country in South America where the capybara is not found. The species is eaten all over its range, especially by poor, rural and traditional communities engaged in subsistence hunting. On the other hand, in large urban settlements wildlife is consumed by city dwellers as a delicacy. The sustainable management of capybara in the wild has been adopted by some South American countries, while others have encouraged capybara rearing in captivity.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2013
Editors:	Jose Roberto Moreira • Katia Maria P.M.B. Ferraz • Emilio A. Herrera • David W. Macdonald
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	422
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-0098-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
LSN:	1-4939-0098-6
Barcode:	9781493900985

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