The capybara – a South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to receive star status during the holiday shopping season. (AP video by Teresa Crawford and ...

It would be an exterminator’s worst nightmare: A 1,545-pound rodent with a voracious appetite and big teeth. Resembling a guinea pig grown to the size of a buffalo, the animal lived millions of years ...

The San Diego Zoo just got a lot fuzzier, with several new additions from the world’s largest rodent: the capybara. The zoo welcomed the birth of not one but four capybara pups on Sunday. They were ...

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. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents. In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America's ...

Capybara babies were recently born at a California zoo, and they’re already playing and keeping up with their mom, video shows. Capybara pups are precocial, meaning they’re more mature and already ...

The capybara – a South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it” animals to receive star status during the holiday shopping season. (AP video by Teresa Crawford and ...