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

and every animal we lose is a big loss. But Luna was very special to them, as well as to our visitors," Dunn said. "Capybara are hugely popular; they're sort of a viral sensation and everyone who ...

Capybara have great, big, oversized front teeth to cut through grass and bark. Their teeth never stop growing, so to keep their teeth at a reasonable length, capybaras must wear them down by ...

They asked for the Vatican to grant the animal the status of fish, so that they might eat it during Lent, when many were preparing to fast from meat. The Catholic Church agreed and the capybara ...

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 treatment during the holiday shopping season. Shoppers can ...

The capybara is big and brown and buck-toothed ... So is the writer Gary Shteyngart, who first fell in love with the animal after encountering one at the Prospect Park Zoo, back in 2001.