CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS, AND SOME SAD NEWS COMING OUT OF THE BIOPARK TONIGHT. THEY TOLD US THEY’RE CAPYBARA HAS DIED AT TEN YEARS OLD. THE AVERAGE AGE FOR THE ANIMAL IS EIGHT YEARS.

The capybara is a giant rodent beloved by many on the internet, as evidenced by the 9.2 billion views of the synonymous hashtag on TikTok. But can you keep one as a pet? Technically, at least in some ...

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 ...

A capybara from central Japan has won this year's national "Capybara Long Bath Showdown." The annual contest, which honors the capybara that bathes the longest, took place in various prefectures on ...

A young capybara being shown at the Ohio Renaissance Festival has sparked backlash online after some say it is experiencing poor living conditions. On or around Sept. 25, a Redditor on the subreddit r ...

A capybara is a large rodent native to Central and South America. Although people claim they are good pets, capybaras havesignificant and unique needs that may be difficult to meet, and they're ...

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 ...

The capybaras that made worldwide headlines in the spring when they escaped from Toronto's High Park zoo will soon have more space to strut their stuff — and perhaps less chance of escaping again. A ...

Toronto's infamous furry fugitives are one step closer to having names for their babies. The group Friends of the High Park Zoo has narrowed down over 12,500 submissions from their capybara baby ...

According to legend, we're in for six more weeks of winter because Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Friday morning. But there's still hope for warmer, sunnier days ahead — if the Cincinnati Zoo & ...