A capybara with two ducklings on its back, in the bath

May 16, 2016 9:26 PM

That's it basically.
posted by Sebmojo (26 comments total)

That's all it needs to be.
posted by Tarev at 9:30 PM on May 16, 2016 [8 favorites]

That's all anyone could hope for.
posted by dazed_one at 9:42 PM on May 16, 2016 [2 favorites]

Continued cross-species capybara cuteness
posted by quaking fajita at 9:49 PM on May 16, 2016 [2 favorites]

Lots more (from other sources) on the Animals Sitting on Capybaras Tumblr.
posted by Umami Dearest at 9:56 PM on May 16, 2016 [8 favorites]

I'm especially fond of the I Love Capybaras Facebook page (in Japanese), which regularly posts videos of capybaras from Japanese animal parks. They're also responsible for the Capybara Navigator, which is a database of all the places in Japan where you can encounter capybaras, and tells you whether you can pet them, feed them, etc.

And this is my own introduction to several capybara petting spots in Japan.
posted by Umami Dearest at 10:04 PM on May 16, 2016 [2 favorites]

Be sure to have the Kapibara-san theme song playing in the background as you browse any links in this post.
posted by mogget at 10:16 PM on May 16, 2016 [1 favorite]

One of the ducklings jumps off, but it is pretty good in the water.
posted by save alive nothing that breatheth at 10:32 PM on May 16, 2016 [1 favorite]

No deception here.
posted by boilermonster at 10:49 PM on May 16, 2016

Duck Duck Capybara
posted by hal9k at 10:54 PM on May 16, 2016 [7 favorites]

Is there a place in the US that one can pet a capybara? I want to see one and call him SPEAK
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:54 PM on May 16, 2016 [5 favorites]

the video source listed in the imgur page has the duckling noises and they're just so precious
posted by numaner at 11:30 PM on May 16, 2016 [1 favorite]

We've had some capybara sightings about 30 miles inland from my location. Since we already have colonies of otters along the coast, a guy in Pismo Beach who taught goats to surf, and a local privately-owned zoo with some obviously non-local animals, the consensus regarding the capybara was basically "mm 'kay"...
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:56 PM on May 16, 2016 [2 favorites]

It's like ducklings rolling off a capybara's back, as the proverb has it.
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:19 AM on May 17, 2016 [5 favorites]

and the Secret Internet War of Cute escalates
posted by sammyo at 4:11 AM on May 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

Capybara + Husky puppies
posted by Guy Smiley at 4:30 AM on May 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

No capybara thread is complete without a hot tub/hot springs video.
posted by Glinn at 4:59 AM on May 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

In the comments, someone calls it a dwarf guinea pig. It's not. It's the pygmy version of the giant space hamster.

On a practical note, are capybara actually domesticated or just trained? I get for small mammals it really doesn't make a difference, but once they start getting into the small dog range, it becomes a little important.
posted by Hactar at 7:20 AM on May 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

Capybaras are the Zen masters of the animal kingdom. They are one with everything.
posted by tommasz at 7:39 AM on May 17, 2016

Heretofore, capybara were to me frightful monstrosities, examples of cute gone awry, rodent twee descended into an uncanny gargantuan valley.

This post undoes the (to me) horror-inducing gigantism of capybara, the ducklings lifting this and all capybara to a relative apex of adorable.

I wish I could have seen this earlier.
posted by mistersquid at 9:20 AM on May 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

♡!
posted by Space Kitty at 10:12 AM on May 17, 2016

Is there a place in the US that one can pet a capybara? I want to see one and call him SPEAK

AskMe has you covered.
posted by cazoo at 10:58 AM on May 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

I had an internet friend who was always complaining about capybaras in his yard. I kept telling him that was not a thing to complain about.
posted by acrasis at 4:01 PM on May 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

As a matter of public record: when otherwise motionless capybaras flutter their ears I, and the delegates I represent, cannot even.
posted by running order squabble fest at 4:29 AM on May 18, 2016 [2 favorites]

No capybara thread is complete without a hot tub/hot springs video.

These are so calming for me; I like to watch them when I'm feeling particularly stressed or anxious. This is one of my favorites.
posted by vespertine at 12:18 AM on May 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

One of my favourite Instagrams!
posted by ellieBOA at 1:44 AM on May 21, 2016

There is a big pond with lots of ducks in High Park in Toronto. Maybe these capybaras that did a runner from the High Park zoo got some ideas?
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:14 PM on May 24, 2016