The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium and its visitors are mourning the loss of a "guest favorite" capybara. Ripple, a 12-year-old capybara who arrived to the zoo in 2017, had to be euthanized on Dec. 29.

And for kids who can’t snuggle a capybara or axolotl IRL? Well, a stuffed one will just have to do.

At a zoo in Texas, however, one capybara has stepped up as the latest in a series of baby animals to capture the internet’s attention this year. Tupi — pronounced two-pee — was born on Dec ...

The capybara — a semi-aquatic South American relative of the guinea pig — is the latest in a long line of "it" animals to get star treatment during the holiday shopping season. Shoppers can ...