Editing Capybara (section)

==Description==
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The capybara has a heavy, barrel-shaped body and short head, with reddish-brown fur on the upper part of its body that turns yellowish-brown underneath. Its sweat glands can be found in the surface of the hairy portions of its skin, an unusual trait among rodents.<ref name="r4" /> The animal lacks [[Fur#Down hair|down hair]], and its [[Fur#Guard hair|guard hair]] differs little from over hair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-delightful-facts-about-capybaras.html|title=The Cabybara – 10 Facts About the World's Largest Rodent|website=WorldAtlas|date=26 July 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

Adult capybaras grow to {{convert|106|to|134|cm|ft|abbr=on}} in length, stand {{convert|50|to|62|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall at the [[withers]], and typically weigh {{convert|35|to|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with an average in the Venezuelan [[llanos]] of {{convert|48.9|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Arkive>[http://www.arkive.org/capybara/hydrochoerus-hydrochaeris/#text=Facts Capybara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103075238/http://www.arkive.org/capybara/hydrochoerus-hydrochaeris/#text=Facts#text=Facts |date=2012-01-03 }}, Arkive</ref><ref name="Smithsonian"/><ref name="Palm Beach Zoo"/> Females are slightly heavier than males. The top recorded weights are {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on}} for a wild female from Brazil and {{convert|73.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} for a wild male from Uruguay.<ref name=r4/><ref name=r3/> Also, an 81&nbsp;kg individual was reported in São Paulo in 2001 or 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ferraz |first1=Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros |last2=Bonach |first2=Kelly |last3=Verdade |first3=Luciano Martins |title=Relationship between body mass and body length in capybaras (''Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris'') |journal=Biota Neotropica |date=2005 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=197–200 |doi=10.1590/S1676-06032005000100020 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The [[dental formula]] is {{DentalFormula|upper=1.0.1.3|lower=1.0.1.3}}. Capybaras have slightly [[Interdigital webbing|webbed]] feet and [[Vestigiality|vestigial]] tails.<ref name=r4/> Their hind legs are slightly longer than their forelegs; they have three toes on their rear feet and four toes on their front feet.<ref name="enchantedlearning.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Capybaraprintout.shtml |title=Capybara Printout |publisher=Enchantedlearning.com |access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref> Their muzzles are blunt, with nostrils, and the eyes and ears are near the top of their heads.

Its [[karyotype]] has [[Diploid|2n]] = 66 and [[Fundamental number|FN]] = 102, meaning it has 66 chromosomes with a total of 102 arms.<ref name=msw3/><ref name=r4/>