A baby capybara born in Texas has become a social media star – the latest in a spate of baby animals gaining massive followings online.
Tupi – pronounced two-pee – was born earlier this month at the San Antonio Zoo in Texas, the first born at the zoo in 25 years.
The small rodent is spending all of his time with his mum, Luna, but is beginning to eat mass amounts of vegetables like the larger capybaras.
The zoo has been posting pictures and videos of Tupi online for his adoring fans, who love the content.
One video, showing Tupi snuggled up to his mum’s side, was captioned: ‘Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.’
Tupi has been dubbed a ‘little cuddle bug’ and has plenty of other capybaras to look after her. Her Aunt Ginny was described as ‘very triangular’ by the zoo.
Capybaras have taken the world by storm and gained a devoted following online for their odd appearance and antics
Earlier this year, a capybara named Cinnamon was found after escaping for five days from her habitat in Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World.
Teams had been working around the clock to locate the missing capybara, who was ‘living her best life’ in the woodlands around the zoo.
A thermal drone was also used to try and locate Cinnamon, who is gifted at hiding. After five days, she was located.
Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World, Telford
Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire
Shepreth Wildlife Park, Hertfordshire
Chew Valley Animal Park, Bristol
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
Drusillas Park, East Sussex
Hobbledown Heath, London
Jimmy’s Farm, Suffolk
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster
Beale Park, Berkshire
Dudley Zoo, West Midlands
Newquay Zoo, Cornwall
Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire
Exmoor Zoo, North Devon
Chessington Zoo, Surrey
Cumbria Safari Zoo, Cumbria
Capybaras are giant rodents native to South America. They’re considered very social animals and rely on each other for their well-being.
They can grow up to 4 feet long and 24 inches tall, and weigh between 77 to 146 pounds. They’re fantastic swimmers and can hold their breath for up to five minutes at a time.
Being social animals, capybaras have gone viral online for their odd antics together. In 2016, a photo of 11 capybaras waiting out a rainstorm at the Nagasaki Bio Park, a zoo and botanical garden in Japan went viral.
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