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Baby Capybaras Fight to the Death Until Donguri Intervenes

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What I love about this video is the way the capybara elders, Donguri and Yasuha, numbers one and 2 in the Bio Park hierarchy, get involved in breaking up the fight. Capybara behaviour is fascinating, in this case the way Donguri and Yasuha feel responsibility for the well-being of the herd. A very serious fight breaks out between the two babies Aoba and Cookie. Aoba, although younger, is bigger than Cookie and at one point jumps on top of her and looks as if she would like to kill Cookie. Something in Cookie's squeal alerts Donguri, the leader of the herd, who has been sleeping beside the pond. She instantly jumps up, barks and rushes over to break up the fight. You can see Donguri on the right. Maple, Cookie's mother, also rushes over (on the left) and looks as if she might attack Aoba. Donguri noses her away and diffuses the situation. Maple, on left, Cookie's mother, checks up on Cookie. At 17 seconds Momiji, Aoba's mother arrives and checks up on Cookie. At 26 seconds Yasuha, Do

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