12. Synchronized Swimming Patterns
Capybaras' synchronized swimming behavior, which was only lately observed by scientists, is maybe the most amazing characteristic of them. Groups of capybaras move in unison underwater that seems to have both social and utilitarian functions. They swim in exact formations, alternately leading and following, keeping constant distances from one another during these sessions. Underwater acrobatics and coordinated diving techniques that seem to enhance social ties and enable juvenile capybaras improve their swimming abilities are part of this activity. One of the most amazing revelations regarding these animals in recent years since their complexity and accuracy point to a degree of social cooperation hitherto unheard of in rodent species.
