SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Zoo has a new resident. On Tuesday, the zoo formally introduced Chigüiro the capybara - a South American animal known for being the largest rodent in the world.

The San Diego Zoo welcomed four capybara pups this week, born to second-time mother Rosalina and first-time father Bowie. Screenshot from San Diego Zoo video The San Diego Zoo welcomed four capybara ...

It isn't every day that you see the largest rodent in the world making sports predictions. It seems the Capybara, known for its friendly demeanor and charming good looks, is also skilled at choosing ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is celebrating the birth of two capybara pups that recently made their public debut. Bruno and Pepa, named after characters from the children’s film “Encanto," were born on ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The world’s largest rodent is having a big moment. 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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo is welcoming two new residents to the zoo, the largest rodent in the world, the Capybara. Tracy Campbell, a Senior Zookeeper, says the male, Capy one-year-old ...

If you think that rodents are typically tiny in size and that beavers are gigantic when compared to other members of the rodent family, then perhaps you haven’t yet met the largest rodent of them all ...

Pets could look adorable while doing just about anything, so it should come as no surprise that the same goes for many wild animals. Just ask the baby capybaras at Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo! The ...

Still, it's hard to overstate the cuteness of the capybara nudging Typaldos' leg with her nose when she wants to be fed, or simply lying on the rug where she's been fed since she arrived at the house, ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Where some see only an edible, hog-sized jungle rodent, others see economic opportunity. Indigenous communities from Bolivia’s eastern lowlands are planning to export dried meat ...

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