Two kids were born in the family of capybaras in Feldman Ecopark in the beginning of July. Unfortunately, their mother refused to take care of them, and the workers of the Multi-Complex had to take the newborns under their care.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kids feel fine, grow up healthy and active. They are fed with bottled goat milk, although Edik and Tiomka (we gave these names to little capybaras) would not mind eating fresh greens from the first days of their life. Moreover, they love water procedures \u2013 not for nothing capybaras are called by Indians as \u2018children of grass and water.\u2019 This behaviour is typical for the representatives of this species of these semiaquatic herbivorous animals. Their young are born absolutely formed, with fur and able to see. They are ready to almost immediately follow their families,\u201d the head of Feldman Ecopark\u2019s Rodents and Terrarium Sector Svitlana Vyshnevetska told.<\/p>\n
According to her words, for the first several days Edik and Tiomka spent night at her place, as the little ones required attention and care twenty-four hours a day. Now they spend all the time with their family \u2013 father, mother and older siblings. This group consists of seven animals.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one offends the little ones. On the contrary, the old ones watch them: if the kids spend too much time in the pool and sit under the water, they are turned out of the water to get warm. They are very friendly animals, which are tolerant to others. Here, they peacefully spent winter with Dalma the tapir. Now, they share a splendid summer enclosure with huge African spurred tortoises,\u201d Svitlana Vyshnevetska noted.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that capybaras are the largest rodents of our time. South America is their native land. The word, which gave the name to the species means \u2018king of grass\u2019 in the language of local Indians. In Europe, these animals are named more prosaically \u2013 water pigs. Capybaras are the social creatures. They live near water bodies in groups of 20 animals on average. They have a very easy character \u2013 they are tamed easily and co-exist with other animals perfectly.<\/p>\n
It should be reminded that the animal collection of Feldman Ecopark is one of the largest in Ukraine with nearly 2,000 animals of 300 species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"