These Capybaras Escaped the Zoo for a Summer of Love. Now they’re Back, with Babies.

They look kind of like guinea pigs — if guinea pigs grew to be a hundred pounds. They love water and have webbed feet and short, vestigial tails. And on Saturday, I came face-to-face — or more like microphone-to-snout, with the world’s most famous capybaras. I visited Toronto’s High Park Zoo, where last summer two … Continue reading These Capybaras Escaped the Zoo for a Summer of Love. Now they’re Back, with Babies.