Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capybaras MAGALI CERVANTES/AFP via Getty Images The rich label the rodents “pests,” but are these “masters of the grasses” ...

Capybaras are some of nature’s most interesting animals, known for their sweet personalities and unique social bonds. Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium knows just how beloved these large rodents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large invasive species that resembles a beaver is damaging ecosystems in over a dozen US states. Nutria, native to South America ...

Wildlife is taking over the Olympic golf course just before the sport makes its official comeback to the Games after 112 years. Capybaras have been seen exploring and settling in on the green, in sand ...

Residents at Parkview Apartments on Milwaukee’s northwest side say large rats have been digging holes near porches and lawns, leaving some tenants afraid to go outside.

CHICAGO— Some denizens of America’s great cities probably wouldn’t mind a visit from the Pied Piper right about now. Several major U.S. cities—including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.— ...

A game of cat and mouse is playing out in Panama’s rainforests, with large rodents called agoutis using their keen sense of smell to avoid ocelots that hunt them. The fear the rodents have for these ...

Rats the size of cats are invading a seaside community in Wales. The alarmingly large rodents, which locals have dubbed “super rats,” are taking up lodging in Tenby, a popular beach town that attracts ...

Populations of large wildlife are declining around the world, while zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from animals to humans) are on the rise. A team of Smithsonian scientists and colleagues have ...