A capybara standing outdoors, facing the camera, with green leaves and branches in the foreground and a blurred background.

10 Facts About Capybaras: The World’s Largest Rodents

Capybaras are curious animals. While they don’t look like your run-of-the-mill street or kitchen cupboard-dweller, these South American natives are the largest rodents in the world. Bizarre-looking as they may be, Capybaras have quickly become the pseudo-stars of the Internet—largely due to the fact that they look like overgrown guinea pigs—but also because of their predisposition…