Sustainable Safari

7 photos · 2023–2025

7 photographs tagged Sustainable Safari, 2023–2025.

Capybara at Sustainable Safari in Burnsville, Minnesota, the world's largest living rodent. — Capybara is the world's largest living rodent, native to South America, where it lives in groups near rivers and lakes. This one resides at Sustainable Safari, an exotic animal encounter facility in Burnsville, Minnesota, that houses capybaras alongside other hoofstock and small mammals. Capybaras are semiaquatic and highly social, typically living in herds of ten to twenty animals in the wild. Adults can weigh well over 100 pounds, making them roughly the size of a large dog despite their rodent classification.

Brown capybara rests on wood shavings against a stone wall at Sustainable Safari in Burnsville, Minnesota. — Capybara are the world's largest living rodents, native to South America's wetlands and river basins, where they live in family groups near water. Adults typically weigh between 77 and 150 pounds and can grow to more than four feet long. Sustainable Safari in Burnsville, Minnesota, keeps capybara among its collection of exotic and domestic animals, offering visitors close encounters with species not commonly found in the Upper Midwest. Semi-aquatic by nature, capybara are strong swimmers and can hold their breath underwater for several minutes to evade predators.

Capybara resting on straw bedding at Sustainable Safari in Burnsville, Minnesota. — Capybara are the world's largest living rodents, native to South America, where they live in groups near rivers and lakes throughout the Amazon Basin and Pantanal wetlands. Adults typically weigh between 77 and 146 pounds and can grow to more than four feet long. Sustainable Safari, a small animal encounter attraction in Burnsville, Minnesota, houses capybara alongside other exotic species as part of its educational program. In the wild, capybara are semi-aquatic and rely on partially webbed feet to swim, spending much of their time in or near water to regulate body temperature and avoid predators.

Two capybaras at Sustainable Safari in Maplewood Mall, Minnesota, resting under a spotlight. — Two capybaras rest on a bed of wood shavings at Sustainable Safari inside Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, Minnesota. The animals are lit by a spotlight inside an indoor exhibit area.

Capybara resting on wood shavings at the Sustainable Safari exhibit in Maplewood Mall, Minnesota. — Sustainable Safari is an indoor animal exhibit inside Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, Minnesota. The exhibit houses capybaras among other species, giving mall visitors a walk-through encounter with animals not native to the region. Capybaras are the largest rodents in the world, native to South America, and can weigh over 100 pounds. They're semi-aquatic by nature, but exhibits like this one typically keep them in bedding and enclosed habitats designed for public viewing.

Capybara resting on wood-shaving bedding at Sustainable Safari, an indoor wildlife exhibit in Maplewood Mall. — The capybara is the world's largest rodent, native to South America's wetlands and river basins. This one lives at Sustainable Safari, an indoor wildlife attraction inside Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, Minnesota. Capybaras are semi-aquatic and highly social in the wild, typically living in groups near rivers, lakes, and marshes. Adults can weigh over 100 pounds and are known for their calm, easygoing temperament, which has made them popular attractions at zoos and wildlife exhibits.

Capybara in an enclosure at Sustainable Safari in Maplewood Mall. — A capybara stands in an enclosure at Sustainable Safari in Maplewood Mall. The animal is photographed from above against a sandy ground surface with branches in the frame. Sustainable Safari is a walk-through animal attraction inside the shopping mall.

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