4. **The Swimming Instructor**
Marco, a capybara, has become an unusual swimming friend for kids overcoming their phobia of water at a rehabilitation centre in Colombia. Marco is the ideal assistance for the center’s aquatic treatment program because of his calm demeanour and natural swimming ability. Originally reluctant to swim, children found solace in seeing Marco’s assured and laid-back technique. Marco’s anxiety levels clearly dropped and his confidence in the water much raised as he swam alongside the kids. Not only have many kids benefited from this original swimming therapy strategy, but it also shows the therapeutic value of human-capybara contacts.