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Discussion thread: CAPYBARA episode is live! (Patreon)

Published:
2024-02-15 15:54:12
Edited:
2024-02-16 22:25:49
Imported:
2026-06

Content

Capybara capybara capybara capybara! Dr. Elizabeth Congdon tells us everything we need to know about these South American butter blocks of joy. 

https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hydrochoerology

Was anyone as shocked as I was throughout this episode? Had anyone never heard of a capybara before? Let me know what you thought!

Chilling with an orange on my head,

Ol Ward

Files

Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Dr. Elizabeth Congdon - alie ward

CAPYBARAS! Blocky faces. Chill vibes. Spa days. Finally. Hydrochoerologist, Dr. Elizabeth Congdon, leads us into the muddy pond of Rodents of Unusual Size, weird feet, pet questions, interspecies snuggles, capybara cafes, natural habitats, escaped capybara, a fossil record that will rock you, and wh

Comments

mariia k

i feel like throughout the whole episode, especially the beginning i was like „WAIT WHATTT???“ but it was really great loved it!

CARLOS L DE LA ROSA

I love capibaras since we had a chance to study them in the wild as an undergraduate biology student in Venezuela many years ago.

Ben Beardiac Fiore

I was shocked at how dense they seem to be! Only being as tall as a medium dog but having the mass of a Great Dane!? I'd imagine they don't wade far from the shallows because I'm not sure that they could be buoyant enough to swim.

ZZ

Soooo by the "big front teeth which never stop growing" definition, are elephants rodents?

Jenna Catalano

A capybara song from tiktok was mentioned and it made me think of the song "Capybara" by Swing Slow, so I wanted to share it here!: https://youtu.be/UvJiyse24Ec?si=qHSNJBf49xAOzU_a Great song but unsure what the lyrics mean since they are in French, so idk what all the song says about the Capybara :)

Nevena Georgieva

There was shock, and there was also awe and delight, and a little sadness (they only live 6-7 years in the wild, aww babies). When Elizabeth said "Pygmy hippos," so much of it clicked though. So they're like nature's adorable rat-hippo lawn-mowers? Got it.

Matt Hirschl

Loved this one! I was always curious about them. Never knew about their scent gland on their schnauz!

Amanda Schwend

"Very few of these crocodiles are Catholic"

Amy E Kirby

Within 10 minutes I knew this was worth listening to. I had no idea that capybaras are 100-150 lbs! I would have guessed 50 lbs.

Jason Lowenthal

I missed a lot of the end, because I was TOO BUSY WRITING LYRICS IN MY HEAD FOR THE NEW SONG!!!

Jennah Oshiro

The wild capybaras in Florida is similar to wild wallabies in Hawaii…

Leah Anderson

I was a foreign exchange student in Brazil in 1996/97 and remember seeing capybaras for the first time and thinking they were just about the cutest things ever. Can't wait to listen.

Dawn and Eric Easton

Saw a whole family of them last summer on the river in Peru. The babies are cute. They weren’t afraid of us at all.

GhoulNextDoor

All bow to the Master of the Grasses

Tea Danilović

"Anteater carrying a baby... not a human baby" she knows her audience y'all

Nathalie Jones

“All I needed to hear was rodents the size of a Rottweiler to get the picture” - my boyfriend just now after informing him that capys would not make good pets

Nathalie Jones

He is now singing the capybara song to himself while on his phone🍊

Amity Bliss

Alie have you ever heard of Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends facebook group? If you haven't I suggest you check it out and you may learn of the Hup Squad.

Rachel Guthrie

I’ve been sharing ologies episodes with my bf and I think this one has made him an official fan!

Sami S

"the pelicans have been talking to the Pope!" is also iconic

Nick worth

I’ve had to pause this episode because I wasn’t taking anything in after Elizabeth said that being larger leads to more offspring.. is that right? Surely gestation time and size of babies relative to mother is more relevant? Elephants are huge but have way fewer offspring than rats… about to do a deep dive on that before resuming the episode…anybody have any insights?

Juliette

Episode is great but I do have a qualm: how come we didnt hear about ticks and capivaras being a host for them and how they associate with tick transmitted diseases?

Gabrielle Heiss

I think she was meaning in rodents specifically. A similar thing happened with dinosaurs but that was to do with the eggs.

David

The Vatican categorizes them as fish? I read it on the internet.

Regan Schmidt

There is a place in Kelowna (Canada) that is a kangaroo farm/sanctuary but they also have capybaras and they let you pet them and are super super chill!! I have been obsessed ever since so I loved this episode and happy to learn more about them!

Kiirsten May

Hey Alie! I can't wait to hear you talk about another amazing gigantic rodent on a future episode. Since it's the official animal of Canada, maybe you could see if there's any Canuck casterologists out there. Also, when I was growing up in the Ontario town of Sudbury, the local science museum had an amazing beaver habitat and resident beaver. It was very cool and smelly.

Sandy Davis

I saw a herd of them in So Cal when i went fishing. I've been Obsessed ever since!!

Emily Krieger

that husky sound cappies make is living rent-free in my head for days now.

Emily Krieger

also: run freeeeee escaped TX and FL cappies!!! run free!!

Kristen Butler

I just have to say that I’m disappointed that during the masters of grass discussion, no one said they have a real grasp on grass.

Nick A

Might be the funniest joke that's ever been on Ologies, I had to rewind to listen to it again 🤣

Alyssa Killingsworth

About 8 years ago, I was trail running with a friend in Texas when we ran through some woods near a creek. We saw two MASSIVE animals with huge teeth staring back at us. We ran for our lives and everyone told us they were nutria rats but I swear they were waist high!! I heard the question at the end of the episode asking about driving through Texas and seeing capybaras and this memory came flooding back. I am THRILLED to have a solution to my mystery animal, even though I now feel silly from running away from sweet capybaras!

Annie Lefkowitz

Just listened to this, so funny! ROUS are hilarious and amazing!

Erin

I second this! 🦫❤️

Justin Bowen

I third this. Something I've been curious about is what North America's hydrology looked like before Europeans showed up. There does not seem to be any kind of research-based, lay person-friendly literature on this.

Lee Tatum

I've listened to this one twice, so wonderful! I work as an advisor to future wildlife ecologists at WSU & I shared this podcast with them (and with half of our wildlife faculty). Such a fantastic episode -- really informative & funny! Everyone should teach science the way that you do. You're like what Jonathan Swift is to satire, but to, um, what? Is there a concept like satire, but instead of bringing hard social and political truths to light through biting humor, you bring so many different scientific truths to light through your curiosity & wit. Your hysterical side-comnents & gentle humor make even tough material (Black Holes, anyone?) go down a treat! Can't wait for the next wildlife, forest ecology, or environmental Ology!

Melinda Geiser

If anyone in the Sacramento CA area is looking to pet capybaras, you can go to Sea Quest in Folsom. You can feed them too. (And you used to be able to pet a SLOTH too. I'm not sure if she is still there.) The capybaras feel and act a lot like pot-bellied pigs. they dont care if you are there or not. but htey are happy to chow down on some (of what appear to be) rabbit food.