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 ...

The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities. Argentina dispatch The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one ...

A little while back, I met a capybara, the world’s largest rodent, for a coffee-and-carrot date at a café in Tokyo. This has become a ritual when I visit the city. I sat on a couch next to Pisuke, who ...

A young woman has been attacked by a capybara, known as the world's largest rodent, while swimming in a lake. The terrifying ordeal took place in Ciénaga, in the north of Colombia. The victim had ...

Trail cameras recorded nocturnal subalpine woolly rats roaming around in search of plants to eat. Czech Academy of Sciences The subalpine woolly rat lives high in the mountains of New Guinea, where it ...

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 ...

A giant rodent that escaped from a Shropshire zoo has been caught in a pond and hauled out after a week of freedom. A search team discovered Cinnamon the capybara in a field next to Hoo Zoo and ...

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