# 13 Unique Survival Skills of Capybaras: How They Became the "Kings of the Jungle"

2. **Social Intelligence Network**

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Capybaras' highly complex social structure greatly improves their chances of survival. Living in groups of 10 to 40 people, they preserve a sophisticated hierarchical structure that guarantees effective use of resources and group safety. Leading the social groups is a powerful man who plans defence tactics and group manoeuvres. Their sophisticated social intelligence helps them to keep close familial ties, identify and recall individual group members, and cooperate to guard young ones. From warnings about predators to preserving group cohesion, they employ varied vocalizations—purrs, whistles, barks—to convey different kinds of information. With many adults tending to little ones, this social structure helps them to share parental responsibilities, hence improving the survival rates for their children.