Now there’s a new kid in town: the capybara. The South American rodents are furry, stout, and cartoonishly oversize — adults weigh more than 100 pounds — but also remarkably friendly and chill.

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If a hamster and a pig had a baby, you'd get something that looked a lot like a capybara. These unusual looking creatures are a lot like guinea pigs, only about 50 times bigger. Armed with these ...

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 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A female capybara has arrived at ...

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Iyari, a 10-month-old capybara, went to the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in May from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. She's in a mixed-species habitat with a couple of Baird’s ...