The giant rodent has become a national obsession long after the craze swept other countries.

A capybara is a large rodent (about the size of a pig) and and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus.

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but they just might be this capybara’s best friend, too.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capybaras have a special place in many people's hearts, and the hype around them is very deserved. They're fascinating animals, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Kentucky capybara recently caused controversy when visitors of a state renaissance fair wondered if the rodent was receiving ...

A little while back, I met a capybara, the world’s largest rodent, for a coffee-and-carrot date at a café in Tokyo. This has become a ritual when I visit the city. I sat on a couch next to Pisuke, who ...

FOR THE most part, rodents make people shriek in disgust. But the largest rodent of all, strangely, does not. The capybara, a hirsute native of South America, typically provokes squeals of delight. It ...