Rio is a capybara who's scared of everything. Loud noises, big shadows, and even a butterfly! But what happens when the scariest looking animal in the whole river turns out to be the loneliest one?

This is a story about empathy, and what it takes to be brave for someone else, set in the wetlands of Brazil's Pantanal.

Have a story you want to share? Tell us about an animal you love and what kind of adventure they have, and ask a grown up to send it our way through this link: ashandanimalfriends.netlify.app

Ash and Animal Friends is a screen free audio adventure podcast for kids ages 4 to 7. Each episode follows a real animal in a real world location, teaching geography and character development along the way.

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