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 ...

Capybara vs Nutria: Behavior Both capybaras and nutrias are very social creatures among their own kind. Capybaras enjoy ...

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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 ...

The young victim walked backwards in the water while raising her finger to warn the capybara to keep its distance. But the huge rodent suddenly launches itself at the swimmer. It jumps on her back ...

Someone else added, "I've genuinely never seen a capybara show that much energy ... that it looks like pets are engaging in "repetitive behavior," which includes running back and forth in circles ...