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.

Capybara are the favourite food of anacondas, one of the largest types of snakes in the world. A lot of creatures find capybaras tasty it seems, including jaguars, eagles, piranha, pumas and ocelots. People sometimes eat capybaras too, in Venezuela it's traditional before Easter. Fortunately many countries have restrictions about hunting capybaras, and a lot of times they live in protected wetlands areas, so if you're visiting South America you can still see plenty of capybaras in the wild. Just watch out for the teeth.