Why Are Capybaras So Big? | Full Podcast Episode | Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Why do capybaras have such big teeth? Adrian had to know! To get to the bottom of this, we spoke to a biologist named Santiago Herrera Alvarez. Capybaras are Internet sensations, and Santiago can't get enough of them! Santiago's questions were even bigger than capybara teeth: how did capybaras, a relative of rodents like mice and rats, get to be so enormous? Tune in for a capybara rodeo, and stick around to find out how one little animal can grow to superstardom.
This episode was originally published on 2/14/2025
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2415575.
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