As of 2021, the American Society of Mammalogists has recognized 2,277 different species of rodents, making up 35% to 40% of all mammal species on the planet, depending on which authority you talk to.

A capybara, the world's largest rodent, was spotted at the Paso Robles Wastewater Treatment Plant. "After surviving in the wild for years, including a run-in with a shotgun, the world's largest rodent ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo is welcoming two new residents to the zoo, the largest rodent in the world, the Capybara. Tracy Campbell, a Senior Zookeeper, says the male, Capy one-year-old ...

The capybara is the largest living rodent, native to South America. The capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests, and lives near bodies of water. It is a highly social species and can be found in ...

A capybara—the world’s largest rodent — is on the loose after escaping from a UK zoo. The public is urged not to approach it. Cinnamon, the capybara, has been on the run for four days since managing ...

Think you can handle this cuteness? The above video depicts JoeJoe the Capybara, a large rodent who just loves to play with two young puppies. While the puppy jumps around, the capybara tries to keep ...

In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America's oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors' laps, munching on corn on the cob and hunting for scratches from humans at ...

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Marigold, a capybara at the Cape May County Zoo, gave birth to five pups on Friday, just weeks after her sister, Buttercup, ...

Cinnamon, a female Capybara who makes her home at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Shropshire, England, recently went on a bit of a wander, igniting a massive search party in search of the escaped ...