Why Does Every Animal Love the Capybara?
Walk through any zoo with capybaras and you'll notice something peculiar: other animals gravitate toward them. Rabbits press against their flanks. Birds land on their backs without hesitation. Even species that would normally avoid each other seem to declare a truce in the capybara's presence. Biologists have a few theories about why this remarkable phenomenon occurs — and it turns out, it says as much about social signalling as it does about temperament.
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