>>69870540they are semi-aquatic herbivorous rodents. being rodents means that they have front teeth that grow continuously do make up for the wear of eating plants constantly, have a gap between their front and cheek teeth called a diastema, and flat molars. being semi-aquatic they have slightly webbed feet too. a really neat part that is unusual amongst rodents that's present in capybaras is that their sweat glands are present near the surface of the skin.