A large invasive species that resembles a beaver is damaging ecosystems in over a dozen US states. Nutria, native to South America, were introduced to the US in the late 1800s for their fur. The ...

Capybaras are some of nature’s most interesting animals, known for their sweet personalities and unique social bonds. Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium knows just how beloved these large rodents ...

If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size of a ...

Wildlife is taking over the Olympic golf course just before the sport makes its official comeback to the Games after 112 years. Capybaras have been seen exploring and settling in on the green, in sand ...

The cafe has the traditional staples – coffee, muffins, cookies, bottled water and packaged chips. But the lobby is also full of small and large stuffed capybaras, paintings of capybaras, and mugs and ...

A game of cat and mouse is playing out in Panama’s rainforests, with large rodents called agoutis using their keen sense of smell to avoid ocelots that hunt them. The fear the rodents have for these ...

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