The San Diego Zoo welcomed four capybara pups this week, born to second-time mother Rosalina and first-time father Bowie. Screenshot from San Diego Zoo video The San Diego Zoo welcomed four capybara ...

Capybaras are some of nature’s most interesting animals, known for their sweet personalities and unique social bonds. Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium knows just how beloved these large rodents ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — The world’s largest breed of ...

World Capybara Day is celebrated every July 10th to highlight the biological, ecological, and cultural importance of this species native to South America. Also known as the capybara, this day seeks to ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world’s largest rodent is having a big moment. The capybara – a semi-aquatic South American relative of the guinea pig — is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to get star ...

The cafe has the traditional staples – coffee, muffins, cookies, bottled water and packaged chips. But the lobby is also full of small and large stuffed capybaras, paintings of capybaras, and mugs and ...

WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. Iyari, a 10-month-old capybara, went ...

One in California, one in Maryland, and only one is real. Aug. 17, 2011 — -- Just think! A capybara in California, and a chupacabra in Maryland, all in the same wave of news stories. Leaving ...

HOUSTON — While many enjoyed Thanksgiving meals with mashed, scalloped or sweet potatoes, the Houston Zoo was giving thanks for its own set of little taters. Russet, Tater Tot, Spud and Chip are ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo welcomed four capybara pups last week, born to second-time mother Rosalina and first-time father Bowie last Sunday. According to the zoo, capybaras are precocial ...

FOR THE most part, rodents make people shriek in disgust. But the largest rodent of all, strangely, does not. The capybara, a hirsute native of South America, typically provokes squeals of delight. It ...