From meme stars to conservation icons, the capybara is experiencing a popularity boom. Learn more about these rodents that ...

Fuji) to stay at the one and only Izu Resort Villa - aka, "The Capybara Hotel." Despite originally hailing from South America ...

Capybara triplets were born at Uminonakamichi ... The same usage is seen in the March 22 installment of this series. Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei ...

And, if you’re like me, you might have journeyed to one of the capybara hot spots around the world, including Japan, where capybaras can be found in cafés and onsen, or hot-spring baths ...

SAITAMA -- Capybaras from five zoos in Japan faced off in a watermelon eating contest, with a 5-year-old female from a facility in Saitama Prefecture clinching the "gold medal" for the third ...

There is a viral capybara song, hugely popular TikToks of capybaras soaking and eating giant yuzu in Japanese onsens, and countless memes and GIFs. (My husband is a fourth-grade teacher and says ...