It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ...

One evening earlier this week, Thayler Aragão was walking through a riverside park near his home in Brazil when a curious ...

A woman has been attacked by the world's largest rodent while swimming in a lake. The young victim walked backwards in the water while raising her finger to warn the capybara to keep its distance.

Gary Shteyngart on the rodent winning hearts. Plus: putting a skeptic in charge of science; Michael Crichton’s lessons in ...

The Catholic Church agreed and the capybara reserves special gastronomical status, served as a delicacy around Easter to this day in parts of South America. The world's largest rodent is said to ...

Tupi the capybara was born at San Antonio Zoo in December and the little rodent has since become a star on the internet.

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 ...

How big is a capybara? Capybaras are the largest living rodent in the world, they can grow up to four feet long and two feet up to their shoulders and weigh between 30 to 65 kilograms.

Winters in Japan can be bitterly cold for the world's largest rodents. In the highlands of Nasu, capybaras can get a respite from the winter weather with a dip in a steaming bath at Nasu Animal ...

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 ...