The chiguire is the largest rodent that exists in the world, is also known as capibara, or capybara, usually weighing 50kg to 80kg, its habitat is especially in the rivers and lagoons of the plains, fields, mountains and forests, their food is totally vegetarian, since they feed on ma plants and algae where they live, these animals especially the males live with two females and particularly nuncan leave the group, their communication is by means of two glands, one is in a protuberance oval that is in the muzzle of the male this is called morrillo, and the other gland is in the anus of both sexes with it can be distinguished members of the same group, its reproduction is especially in summer dry weather, and the female its time of gestation is 150 days, and can have 1 and up to 2 litters per year of 4 young each litter.
A look at this famous rodent in Latin America, especially in our nation (VENEZUELA), can be found, in the valencia lake, in the orinoco basin, in windward, guayana, deltaamacuro, in the lake basin of maracaibo, and in the plains and fields of the Anzoategui state, in the sedamo a beautiful field of the aforementioned state, this type of rodent known also piropiro, they are kept in the lagoons, they can be observed eating and making any movement in particular, they are also hunting animals , and edible, it is said that its meat is very valuable, and very healthy, it has a fishy taste of fresh water, and with its meat you can make what we call here in Venezuela, the traditional food curd of the Easter celebrations called Holy Week or Greater Week.
This great rodent or as they call it the Guinea Pig's cousin usually live or their life time is from 8 to 10 years old, although often they can not reach their determined time of life, since they are prey and food for the jaguars , the eagles and the alligators and their life is shortened to 4 years according to calculations of the specialists the veterinary doctor Armandito and the veterinary doctor Hadassa.
In the fields of Venezuela and Colombia chiguire is a special hunting animal, very little is raised in pens, since its habitat is in the lagoons and rivers deep in the forest, when they are hunted in life to be reared and reproduced, they are kept in pens very similar to those of the pigs, since they live in soaking in other words in waters, they are animals that have to be domesticated and very well fed, their meat is consumed and very well used in these sister nations, but there are few Chiguire breeds in the corrals and farms.
This is how chiguire is known in the nations
ARGENTINA: Capybara, water pig
BRAZIL: Capivara
COLOMBIA.:Chiguiro, punch.
ECUADOR: Carpincho, capibara.
PANAMA: Ñeque.
PARAGUAY: Capiyvara.
PERU: Ronsoco
URUGUAY: Carpincho.
VENEZUELA: Chiguire, piropiro.
