HELEN — Mike Stephens, a tourist from Alpharetta here for the ziplining, voices the question on the minds of so many people over 40: “What, exactly, is a capybara?” Dawdling nearby are some tween ...

There is something genuinely disorienting about standing in the middle of the Arizona desert and reaching out to scratch a ...

Capybaras are the largest rodents on Earth, semi-aquatic mammals perfectly adapted to life around rivers, swamps, and wetlands across South America . They can remain underwater for several minutes to ...

Before axolotls were everywhere, the “It” stuffed animal was a sloth, and before that it was a llama, and before that it was a narwhal. Now there’s a new kid in town: the capybara. The South American ...

Meet capybaras and more at this unique Florida cafe near St. Pete that’s quickly becoming one of the most talked-about ...

Think you know what capybaras look like? Put your skills to the test! Find all ten capybaras hidden among their rodent ...

The capybaras of the Kyiv Zoo have returned to their summer enclosure. From now on, you can watch their walking, swimming and ...

For the second time in six months, there’s even more cuteness to behold at Cape May County Park and Zoo, as the new litter ...

Members of the gated community in Argentina are split on how to approach the neighborhood's capybara issue Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been ...

There are three capybaras living at Hollywild Animal Park in Inman. The new male, Chuck, is wintering under heat lamps in the park's Primate Barn. The two females, mother and daughter, are living in ...

The rich label the rodents “pests,” but are these “masters of the grasses” invaders or merely “reappropriating” what is theirs? Gated communities and golf courses are located on vulnerable wetlands ...