Two capybaras were spotted wandering into a government building in Brazil while politicians prepared for a vote. Staff had to guide them back outside, where a third capybara was waiting.

George the capybara was supposed to live with other capybaras. But he had other plans. He arrived at WildSide Exotic Rescue after years as a pet, raised indoors with dogs. Staff hoped he would settle in with his own kind. Instead he climbed five foot fences seven times and headed straight back to the barn, where a rescue dog named Milo lives. They are now a pair. George and Milo stroll the farmyard, lounge on the sofa, and do rounds of the other animals. He stops for back scratches from the raccoons and little “massages” from the meerkats, then carries on with his dog. The sanctuary says they simply chose each other. A giant rodent who decided home was wherever the dog was.

Cinnamon the capybara, famous for escaping her zoo, is getting a birthday party Cinnamon shot to fame after escaping her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in 2024. Two years later, the zoo is celebrating the adventurous capybara with a special birthday party