Capybara swimming, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands

The largest rodent in the world. The current running joke on the internet is how "chill" they are, tolerant of many species in their presence:
https://i.redd.it/1752wrs7qhsy.png

We personally saw them amidst cayman in the wild:

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Christine Young

Lion

Do you know if those photos are real?! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I can't be fully sure, but I'm quite sure they are. It's a popular zoo animal where it's often mixed with other species. Saw the turtle one myself:
  
  Which of course isn't very spectacular. Another one close to a cayman personally seen:
  
  Nothing about those photos suggest to me that they are fake. It's a tolerant animal. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Wow, so cool! I looked it up, and there’s a tumblr page dedicated to animals sitting on capybaras, so it seems real. They are so easygoing :)
    
    http://animalssittingoncapybaras.tumblr.com Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Haha, isn't the internet wonderful? It's like a living couch for other animals. Posted 7 years ago

The Capybara

The capybara is the largest extant rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs. Native to South America, the capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests and lives near bodies of water. It is a highly social species and can be found in groups as large as 100 individuals, but usually lives in groups of 10 - 20 individuals. The capybara is not a threatened species, though it is hunted for its meat and skin.

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by Ferdy Christant