A lone Capybara, the world's largest rodent, swimming towards a bank on the Mutum River, (Rio Mutum) in the world's largest wetlands of the Pantanal

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A lone Capybara, the world's largest rodent, swimming towards a bank on the Mutum River, (Rio Mutum) in the world's largest wetlands of the Pantanal in Brazil The vast region attracts much tourism for its abundance of wildlife, flora and rainforests, which generates a lot of income into the local economy. The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland of 42 million acres covering parts of two neighbouring countries, Bolivia and Paraguay. Brazil has the largest area of this pristine ecosystem.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: american, animal, attraction, brazil, brazilian, capybara, eco-tourism, economy, grosso, mato, mutun, pantanal, river, rodent, south, sul, tour, tourism, tourist, travel, wild, wildlife