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 ...

Capybaras have taken the world by storm and gained a devoted following online for their odd appearance and antics Earlier this year, a capybara named Cinnamon was found after escaping for five ...

This is the shocking moment a woman was attacked by a capybara while swimming in Colombia. Astonishing video shows how a paddle with the huge rodent took a sinister turn when it launched itself at ...

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