Cuddly capybaras are the new kings of cute as they pose with their animal pals The Sun

Publish date: 2024-03-18

MOVE over, meerkats, there’s a new king of cute in the animal world – the cuddly capybara. The largest rodent in the world – and the friendliest too – lives in South America and looks like an overgrown guinea pig.

Now the internet is full of pictures of loveable capybaras doing what they enjoy best – making newanimalpals, from ponies to crocodiles. Here, Emily Fairbairn shows how the capy is nature’s friendliest chappie – bara none.