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INSIDE EDITION met Caplin Rous, a capybara who lives outside Austin, Texas, with his owner. Caplin is over 100 pounds and he lives inside his family's home, but he loves to swim in the backyard pool.

It’s one thing to get a goldfish because your daughter begs for one. It’s quite another to end up with a hundred-pound rodent who has more than 2,700 Twitter followers. Caplin Rous is a capybara.

Mysterious sightings in California have sparked a renewed interest in the "master of the grasses" After a capybara was sighted recently at a California wastewater treatment plant, the public's ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It’s a tough life, if you’re the world’s largest rodent. X Instagram ...

It's one thing to get a goldfish because your daughter begs for one. It's quite another to end up with a hundred-pound rodent who has more than 2,700 Twitter followers. Caplin Rous is a capybara.

BUDA — At 120 pounds and nearly 2 feet tall, the shaggy-haired Gari is lovable enough. He likes to clown around, play in the mud and take long walks. That’s his good side. He’s also somewhat of a rat ...

BUDA, Texas - At 120 pounds and nearly 2 feet tall, the shaggy-haired Gari is lovable enough. He likes to clown around, play in the mud and take long walks. That's his good side. He's also somewhat of ...

BUDA -- When you first see Mudskipper Rous, the 6-month-old capybara that belongs to Buda's Melanie Typaldos, a lot of crazy things go through your head. Is there a mad scientist in one of the rooms ...

When you first see Mudskipper Rous, the 6-month-old capybara that belongs to Buda’s Melanie Typaldos, a lot of crazy things go through your head. Is there a mad scientist in one of the rooms down the ...

BUDA, Texas — At 120 pounds and nearly 2 feet tall, the shaggy-haired Gari is lovable enough. He likes to clown around, play in the mud and take long walks. That’s his good side. He’s also somewhat of ...