Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 28 (UPI) --A capybara bathing contest held across multiple zoos in Japan was won by a rodent -- aptly named Prune -- who ...

Capybaras, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, prove rodents of unusual size aren’t just fiction. Native to South America, capybaras are the largest rodents in the world. They grow as long as 4.5 feet and ...

You've probably come across photos of the contented capybara – unceremoniously unbothered, sinking into a steaming onsen filled with bobbing yuzu fruit. The world's most relaxed and social animal is ...

A capybara named Puruun, or "Prune," has officially claimed Japan's coziest crown. According to Japanese publication The Mainichi, Prune, who lives at Nagasaki Bio Park in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, ...

TOYOHASHI, Japan (WFLA/NTV) – Capybaras at a zoo in central Japan kept warm in a hot bath on Wednesday. The adorable rodents, who are inhabit warmer regions in South Africa, are sensitive to the cold ...

Every winter, zoos across Japan open the onsen, traditional hot springs baths, for their capybaras to enjoy. This custom began in the winter of 1982 at the Izu Shaboten Zoo. A zookeeper cleaning the ...