A capybara bathing contest held across multiple zoos in Japan was won by a rodent -- aptly named Prune -- who spent over an ...

African Safari Wildlife Park welcomed two new capybara pups at the end of December.

Keepers reveal names for the furry creatures - inspired by well-known chocolate caterpillar cakes.

Five baby Capybara were born at the Audubon Zoo on Jan. 8.

Mysterious sightings in California have sparked a renewed interest in the "master of the grasses" After a capybara was sighted recently at a California wastewater treatment plant, the public's ...

Cheesecake, the 100-pound capybara, used to be so dramatic whenever her river otter neighbors were nearby, but now she hardly ...

We have reached the point in the 2016 presidential campaign where everyone needs to go look at some pictures of capybaras. What, you ask, is a capybara? It’s a preposterously large South American ...

Cinnamon escaped her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World on Sept. 14 and has still not returned home Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and ...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but they just might be this capybara’s best friend, too. In the latest installment in the ongoing saga of the South American native-turned-Las Vegas resident Joe Joe the ...

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 ...