Capybara are big swimming rodents.
Like everything else in the Pantanal, they are used as a bird perch.
Even when they are on the move.
They don’t seem to care much about this.
They don’t seem to care much about anything.
Except when they’re yawning, then they look angry.
The female capybaras don’t have the ugly blob on their noses.
But the male capybaras do.
It helps them mark their territory.
Must be smelly for the birds.
This is not a giant frog.
It might be a grumpy frog.
You would be grumpy too if you were taking a nap in a hammock and someone came along and shook you out.
And shoved a camera in your face.
And your butt.
Kerri is not very nice.
We’re in the Pantanal!
The pool is not as nice here.
But that’s OK, because we’re here for some serious wildlife viewing.
The Pantanal is the wetlands area that covers part of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.
A lot of it is used for ranch land.
So it looks a lot like Alberta.
But the cows are a bit funny looking.
And there are a lot of termite mounds.
There’s also some other wildlife that we’ll see in a few days just not while walking around.
