Look, over there!

A collection of adorable backsides...

Friends

Friends! We all need friends. We all need Friends. We all need friends.

Capybara, DDS

Someone has excellent dental care!

so tired!

"Wait for us mum"

Excellent caption by original author, Helena Pugsley.

meerkat impression

You can never have too many!

Going to the wash

The caption provided on flickr says "attack", but those of us with experience know that this capybara is just visiting the crow-run capybara wash. The crows get tasty bugs, and the capy gets a clean coat!

tiny

sharing secrets

"psssst: did you hear caplin has a new blog?"
"yea, I hear he also has a new pet! "
[edit: fixed the link! Sorry Caplin!]

Very wise

Look at the loooong whiskers! He must have excellent barrel cortex.

great wallpaper

I don't have anything silly to say, I just think that this is very beautiful picture of a very beautiful 'bara, and I plan on using it as my wallpaper tomorrow (available in very high res!)

Exhausted

This is what I wanted to do after finishing my presentation. But no, back to work! Capybaras may look like they sleep all the time, but that's actually the result of observation bias. They only slow down enough to get good pictures when they are eating or sleeping!

awwww

Awww! And I passed my Oral Quals and got a go-ahead on my thesis proposal! This capy is going to graduate!

eye see you!

Look at the lovely lashes!

Green and brown

Now, I've been told that capybaras live in the wild. Indeed, photographic evidence like this seems official. But it's still hard for me to imagine that countries exist where such wonderful, amazing creatures roam about.

Family picture time?

innocent? or plotting?

Lunchtime for capybaras

Lunchtime at the franklin park zoo, courtesy probabilistic!

We're back!

On Sunday, I spent about 45 minutes with my fiancee staring at this wonderful capybara, face to face, almost nose-to-nose! People would come up and express surprise and shock at the giant rodent. "Is it a rat, mommy?" "No, dear, it's a ca-pee-bah-rahh?" That sort of thing. Thankfully, we were able to correct many of the visitors' misconceptions about the most wonderful of all creatures. I think the zoo should hire us to give capybara lectures.

Life has been challenging for the capybara that runs this blog lately, between trying to plan a wedding with his fiancee, finishing his last term of classes (ever!), and working on his PhD thesis. But thankfully, a trip to the Franklin Park Zoo with remind him what is really important -- his fellow capybaras.

The zoo was wonderful and I encourage you to check out all of the photos -- none are as wonderful as the capybara, of course, but many come close!

feeeeets

One of my favoriates

Sometimes, life is a little overwhelming and you lack the time to update your capybara blog. But then when you take the time, you remember: Capybaras are what's really important in the world. I apologize for the hiatus, we return to your regularly-scheduled baras this week!

so tiny again!

linearity is fun!

I'm not sure where this line of capybaras is, but I wish I was there!

late night with caplin rous

On Friday night, my fiancee and I ended up being out with friends, eagerly anticipating Caplin's television debut. But unfortunately, we arrived home having JUST MISSED HIM! Depressed, we decided to wait up for the 1:00 am showing... but of course fell asleep. Sadness overtook us as we went back to bed...

At 4:58 am for some reason I'm not clear on, I woke up! Oh my gosh, Caplin's show is on again at 5 am! So fiancee and I rushed out of the room, turned on the TV, and saw the most wonderful sight ever -- Caplin, and his person, on TV! It was ten minutes of pre-dawn happiness for us. I'm sure glad my brain somehow knew to wake up just then. To celebrate, here is a lovely late-night photo of two capybaras, enjoing a snack!

Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow, 10 pm, On Animal Planet

This is just a note that tomorrow at 10 pm eastern Animal Planet will be airing their special:

Animal Planet's Most Outrageous
Odd Looking Pets
TV-PG

From blinged out cats, to seriously ripped dogs, America is full of bizarre and wonderful pets. Giant, yogurt-eating rodents and tiny pet pigs may make unusual companions, but their owners can't get enough of them.

This is Caplin's debut on the small-screen! I know that I am getting together with my other capy-friends and we are all going to be watching -- people are even visiting from out of town for this momentous occasion!

Chillin'

I wish I were relaxing like this lovely capybara...

"Aflac"

This Capybara is interested in supplemental dental insurance. You know how important their teeth are!

could. not. resist.

Why did the...

serious

This very serious 'bara is concerned that foreign capital inflows might exacerbate economic bubbles. I bet a Capybara would make an excellent Fed chairman.

tiny feets

Such tiny feets!

Lurking?

All Capybaras are lovely, but some of them are more ... calculating than others!

Caplin The Famous

As spring break draws to a close, I hope you have enjoyed the week (Well, sorta two) of Caplin Rous, the Internet's most lovable capybara. Caplin Rous will be on Animal Planet, April 11th 10:00 pm ET. I have friends from out of town visiting just so we can watch this historic event. We'll return next week with more wonderful capybara photos, but this is not the last you'll see of Caplin -- I'm sure there will be more adorable photos of him in the future!

Caplin is very agreeable

Other pets agree, Caplin is excellent company! Even a young Caplin made wonderful friends. Look at his awesome feet!

Caplin, semi-aquatic

Capybara are wonderful, just like the hippo and the duck. They are semi-aquatic, and spend a great deal of their time in water. Here Caplin plays in the pool. Isn't he adorable? Surprising fact: originally, Caplin's person thought Caplin was a she!

Week of caplin, part II

Midterm exam in Electrodynamics and MRI and out-of-town guests resulted in the Week of Caplin being put on hold by accident! We return this week with more adorable photos of everyone's favorite capybara, Caplin Rous. We love you Caplin!

Caplin, video star

Caplin is a very famous Bara. He is so famous he has his own youtube channel! Caplin employs his person to help edit the videos -- the production quality is very high, and they are always enjoyable. I have watched every one!

Caplin goes on a trip!

Today we continue our lovely week-of-Caplin. Here he is in the car. I do not think he can drive, but rather has his person drive him. Caplin is a very internet-savvy 'bara, and has his own myspace page! Internet-enabled capybaras... what will they think of next?

Meet caplin!

Welcome to Caplin Rous week at MOTG. Caplin Rous is the internet's most famous capybara. He is from Texas, and has enjoys blueberry yogurt. Caplin has delighted people over the entire world throughout his short life. This week I will be linking to some of my favorite Caplin videos and photos. Say hi to caplin, everyone!

They keep running and running

"And it's the capybara by a nose!" This is my new desktop wallpaper.

the best place on earth?

One lucky person, let me tell you!

Why so sad?

Why so sad, lovely capybara? Perhaps you miss your fiancee because she lives in another country? Or perhaps you are sad because you have two problem sets to do tonight and some data to analyze for your advisor and it all has to be done by the morning? either way, I feel your pain!

confused

One of these capybaras is very confused...

Teef!

This fellow is showing of his beautiful big teeth, which he uses for eating grass and woodworking.

Assume a spherical capybara

Yellow Protector

I'm so glad they've got these guys watching out for them!

Sir Mix-a-Lot loves capybaras

Erica, this one's for you!

hugs are always a good thing

Continuing this week's apparent theme of love, here are two capybaras showing their affection.

Bill O'Reilly Courtship

(inspired by my post about my fiancee)

From the September 14 broadcast of Westwood One's The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly:

O'REILLY: The secular progressive movement would like to have marriage abolished, in my opinion. They don't want it, because it is not diverse enough. You know, that's what this gay marriage thing is all about. But now, you know, the poly-amorphous marriage, whatever they call it, you can marry 18 people, you can marry a duck, I mean --

LIS WIEHL (co-host): A duck? Quack, quack.

O'REILLY: Well, why, you know, if you're in love with the duck, who is the society to tell you you can't do that?

A very special 'bara

This is a photo taken by my fiancee of the capybaras at High Park Zoo in Toronto, for a wonderful weekend visit. She lives in Toronto (and has for nearly three years!) and I still live in Boston. We get to see one another very rarely, but when we do we share our love of capybaras. This is the only capybara I have ever seen in person!

So tiny

So adorable! Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments!

Ever vigilant

A baby capybara stands watch!

nom nom nom corn

Mmmm corn! [thanks to erica!]

I see three babies!