capybara

A herd of capybaras entered a Brazilian state legislature chamber in central Brazil. The rodents have been making surprise appearances at the legislative building.

An endangered snow leopard had a leg amputated and a capybara died at a Miami roadside zoo owned by a convicted drug trafficker featured in the Netflix documentary Tiger King. Federal wildlife inspectors found violations including poor housing, filthy cages, and contaminated food and water during a March inspection at Zoological Wildlife Foundation.

Iryna Nakonechna, a Ukrainian woman who lost her leg and husband in a Russian missile attack, is rebuilding her life through resilience and adaptive practices like knitting capybara toys. The war has led to a rise in amputees in Ukraine, prompting expanded prosthetics services and societal shifts.