This Dog-Sized Rodent Is Your New Favorite Animal

This Dog-Sized Rodent Is Your New Favorite Animal
Fodor's
2/2/2021
Chantel Delulio
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The capybara is 77 to 150 pounds of giant, water-loving-rodent cuteness. An animal that bears the mantle of “world’s largest rodent” doesn’t sound like the most adorable thing you can imagine but this creature—from its appearance to its demeanor—truly pulls out all the stops.
You know you’re looking at a capybara if you’ve come face to face with what essentially appears to be a large (
extra large) guinea pig. They have stout bodies, rectangular heads, no tails, and little ears.
Though they’re known by a few different names throughout their native South America, the word “capybara” derives from their Tupi name which roughly translates to “one who eats slender leaves.” Its Latin name is less ethereal, translating simply to “water hog.”

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