Man and the Earth — Season 1, Episode 4: The Capybara Roundup

Episode synopsis

The animals most affected by the tremendous drought plaguing the plains of Venezuela are the chigüires, or capybaras, rodents weighing up to 50 kilograms. Capybaras are part of a relict population that must have been extremely prosperous in South America before the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama allowed modern mammals to enter the isolated sanctuary of South American wildlife. The Man and the Earth crew conducts a study on the zoogeographical history, as well as the ecology and behavior of these fascinating rodents.

About Man and the Earth

El hombre y la Tierra is a 1974 television series produced by Radio Televisión Española.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Presentation (Venezuelan Series)
• E2The Scourge of the Sun
• E3Operation Anaconda
• E5The Venezuelan Virgin Jungle
• E6The Yanomami, a People of the Jungle
• E7In Search of the Indians of the Upper Orinoco
• E8The World of the Jaguar
• E9The Fierce People
• E10A Camp in the Virgin Jungle
• E11The Giant Otter
• E12The Sacred Mountain
• E13The Plains of Venezuela