Heartwarming Photos Prove Capybara Can Befriend Every Other Species

If the animal kingdom were a school, this chap would be the most popular student in every class. Meet the capybara - the world's largest rodent, which also appears to be the friendliest critter on earth. The capybara, which can grow to around four feet in length and weigh up to 145lbs, is a highly social semi-aquatic mammal that lives in groups as large as 100, and is native to the forests and marshes of South America.

If you can get past the poop-eating thing, capybaras are social and playful animals. They live in groups of 10 to 20 – sometimes as many as a 100 will gather together. Capybaras are very chatty, they make noise all the time when they're together, either clicking, whistling or purring. When capybaras want to sound an alarm they bark like dogs.