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Capybaras Are Coming Back to the Little Rock Zoo

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 27, 2026) –  The friendly, energy-filled, but easy-going Capybaras are coming back to the Little Rock Zoo! They will make their return- after a 6- year absence- with the Zoo’s renovation, Project Zoo: Wildly Reimagined. The largest rodent in the world, the capybara, is twice the size of a beaver and can weigh…

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