Surprise in Recoleta: a capybara appeared wandering around the street

Surprise in Recoleta: a capybara appeared wandering around the street

September 25, 2024 – 08:29

A capybara surprised the neighbours walking through the streets. It was rescued by a neighbour and taken to a protection centre. It is unknown how it arrived there.

A capybara appeared wandering the streets of the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta generating surprise for the neighbors of the area. They sheltered the animal until the Police to rescue him.

The striking incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the intersection of Austria and Juncal streets. A neighbor filmed the animal and claimed to see it ““calm and gentle”while a young man followed him on a bicycle to protect him from traffic.

According to images released, the capybara walks on a sidewalk without worry and crossing the street slowly, without paying attention to the traffic in the area.

Who found the animal?

Edgardo, the owner of a coffee stand, was in charge of recording the situation and there he came across a young man on a bike who had been taking care of the animal from Avenida Las Heras.

After this, more neighbors in the neighborhood took care that the animal was not approached by the traffic of the cars.

When calling the police, Edgardo said that the capybara “sat under a car” and that, when three patrol cars with eight officers arrived, “they protected it with a blanket.”

Neither he nor the other neighbors knew how the animal arrived in the Buenos Aires area.

What to do if you find an animal at risk?

If you find a wild animal and you are in the city of Buenos Aires, call 103 and contact the Civil Defense emergency service. If you are outside of CABA, you should contact the competent authorities in your town, municipality or province.

Source: Ambito

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