Resting Capybara, Sustainable Safari in Burnsville

Capybara are the world's largest living rodents, native to South America's wetlands and river basins, where they live in family groups near water. Adults typically weigh between 77 and 150 pounds and can grow to more than four feet long. Sustainable Safari in Burnsville, Minnesota, keeps capybara among its collection of exotic and domestic animals, offering visitors close encounters with species not commonly found in the Upper Midwest. Semi-aquatic by nature, capybara are strong swimmers and can hold their breath underwater for several minutes to evade predators.

Photo taken in May 2025.