Capybara Walking

Capybara Walking (1887) is one of Eadweard Muybridge’s more exotic works on animal locomotion. Commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania, this set of chronophotographic studies was deemed to have contributed to a number of biological sciences, further expanding knowledge of the behaviour of different species. Filmed at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, the work also introduced animals rarely seen in the wild to wider audiences, thus giving it an additional informational and educational purpose. Although intended for scientific research, this particular study contains many of the prerequisites of contemporary reels, allowing the viewer to immerse themselves in an infinite loop, controlled only by the willingness to stop watching.