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The cabiai

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The cabiai
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- C

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Topics
Capybara
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Notes
Content: Foxing on image. Printed on border: "Is about the size of a hog of twelve months' growth." "This animal, thus made for the water, swims there like an otter, seeks the same prey, and seizes the fish with its feet and teeth, and carries them to the edge of the lake to devour them with the greater ease. It lives also upon fruits, corn, and sugar-canes. As its legs are broad and flat, it often sits upright upon its hind legs." "The cabiai is quiet and gentle; it is neither quarrelsome nor ferocious with other animals. It is easily tamed, comes at call, and willingly follows the hand that feeds it." Includes additional text.
Source note: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark. (New York : Kearny, 1852) Gould, Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) (1805-1866), Editor.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234007
Barcode: 33333159391206
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c0858b0-c533-012f-fb60-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "The cabiai" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-357b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "The cabiai" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-357b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1852). The cabiai Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-357b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The cabiai