A litter of newborn capybara is now calling the Sacramento Zoo home. The zoo's resident female capybara, Peppermint Patty, ...

Like beavers, capybaras, natives of South America, are strong swimmers. Their pig-shaped bodies are adapted for life in ...

UALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – It is a hot and humid afternoon as visitors at Zoo Negara stroll by and pause to watch the capybaras – the world’s biggest rodent species – idyllically munching on shoots and ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You may have heard of cat cafes, or perhaps even the capybara, micropig or hedgehog cafes popular in Japan. Among these fun ...

The cat, called Oyen, and the giant rodents have been roommates of sorts for the past two or three years and the unusual pairing has become a draw and led to a revival of the zoo, which had suffered ...