Listen, I know capybaras have been around since Héctor was a pup, but seriously, had you even heard of them until the past few years? We know they are the largest rodents in the world, and they’re cute as the dickens, and they spend so much time in water, the Catholic Church once classified them as fish, so people could have a nice Capyburger during Lent. I did not make that up!
So it's wonderful that we're now aware of the friendly critters from South America. What's more, other animals love them. You can Google videos and see them happily getting along with birds, sheep, horses, even crocodiles! You see people wearing capybara tshirts and caps, saluting them, and all around the world, they make people smile.
And now, people in the Maryland/ Pennsylvania/ New Jersey area (known worldwide as the best part of the country) no longer need to travel thousands of miles to have a capybara experience. Two baby capys were born this week at the Cape May County Park & Zoo on the South Jersey shore...and more pups are on the way! The mothers are Buttercup, who presented the world the babies seen below, and Marigold, who is due any day now.
The proud papa in all this is Goomba, the zoo's "resident bachelor."
Does anyone else see this as a future reality show?
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