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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.
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.
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