The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest rodent species in the world, and it's not even a close contest. They range from roughly three to four feet in length, stand up to two feet at ...

More than 1,000 capybaras, the largest rodent in the world, are now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina's wealthy Nordelta gated community, which has a population of only 45,000 residents Members of the ...

A capybara and a howler monkey at the Denver Zoo have defied animal norms to become best friends and snuggle buddies.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Quick to jump on the capywagon and profit from their popularity, hotels, cafes and zoo enclosures are also popping up all over the globe, with merch ranging from slippers and rugs to cuddly toys, and ...

A capybara is on the loose after escaping from a UK zoo - with the public urged not to approach the creature which is the world’s largest rodent. Cinammon the capybara has been on the run for four ...

The capybara at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, Shrops. HOO ZOO AND DINOSAUR WORLD VIA SWNS. “As a result of this new information, we will be conducting a mass search of the area this evening ...

One of the newest animals at the Lake Superior Zoo is a capybara that was rescued from the closed Roseville Seaquest. Capybaras are the largest rodents in the world and are native to South America.

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 ...

The capybara – a South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to receive star status during the holiday shopping season. (AP video by Teresa Crawford and ...