Missing Capybara found

[Catherine]

Capybaras can't actually survive in Canada. They need winter protection. So we did need to catch them before the fall.
Also the coyotes were a danger to them.  They would not know how to protect themselves from a coyote.

They were captive born Capybaras so they were used to being cared for. I know the person who was tracking and observing them and he thought it was likely that they did not know they were on the loose. They were still in the park and everything they needed was right there for them. The first capybara that was caught had settled into one area and acted like she was still in an enclosure. She had routines and habits established very quickly and never tried to leave the area.

The other capybara wandered more, but it stayed in a small area of the park as well.

So it was more of an adventure for us tracking them than it was for the capybaras themselves.