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Why Do Animals Like Capybaras So Much?

Here are some fun facts about the capybara. It is the largest rodent in the world. By that, I mean that it can grow to be up to 134 cm long, and it can weigh up to 66 kg (which is a lot, trust me). The capybara is native to South America. They love water. They’re technically “semi-aquatic” animals, and they can stay submerged in water for as many as five whole minutes! As if that wasn’t enough, they only mate in water (which is a strange standard to have, if you think about it). They are incredibly social animals. They live in groups, which rang from 10-20 capybaras large. That’s a pretty significant amount in the animal kingdom. It is this last fun fact that matters most to this story. There’s been a recent question about capybaras that has come up on the Internet. Capybaras seem to be able to make friends with any other living creature, and people aren’t quite sure why. Regardless of what the real cause of this friendship-making ability is, the capybaras range of friends is reall...