The Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, La., offered a first glimpse at its newest -- and youngest -- residents: a trio ...

Audubon Zoo Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is now home to three baby capybaras, and yes, they're adorable as they sound. Why it ...

Since opening this summer in tourist-loving Helen, Capyfriends Café has attracted folks happy to feed the friendly capybaras, rodents who are "so ugly they’re cute." ...

As Colombia One reported, the possibility of opening up capybaras (known locally as chigüiros) to commercial hunting was ...

The capybara is a giant rodent beloved by many on the internet, as evidenced by the 9.2 billion views of the synonymous hashtag on TikTok. But can you keep one as a pet?

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 26, 2024, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Baby Capybara’s Rise to Fame Is a Perfect End to 2024.

A capybara is a large rodent native to Central and South America. Although people claim they are good pets, capybaras havesignificant and unique needs that may be difficult to meet, and they're ...

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That is not a solution for today.” Environmentalists were also quick to come to the capybara’s defense, organizing protests within Nordelta in order to urge government protections for the animal.

How the Capybara Won My Heart—and Almost Everyone Else’s It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ago.

The greater capybara is classified as of Least Concern by the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species. Meanwhile, there is not enough data to classify the status of the lesser capybara.

A capybara family with babies near an artificial lake in Nordelta. The rotund, laid-back, dog-sized rodents native to South America have recently become a darling of the modern internet.