Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beloved Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens resident — a capybara named Theo — has died at age 13. The life expectancy of a capybara in ...

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium and its visitors are mourning the loss of a "guest favorite" capybara. Ripple, a 12-year-old capybara who arrived to the zoo in 2017, had to be euthanized on Dec. 29.

Jacksonville Zoo announces death of beloved capybara Theo the capybara had just celebrated her 13th birthday, outpacing the species' average life expectancy in captivity of 10-12 years.

CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS, AND SOME SAD NEWS COMING OUT OF THE BIOPARK TONIGHT. THEY TOLD US THEY’RE CAPYBARA HAS DIED AT TEN YEARS OLD. THE AVERAGE AGE FOR THE ANIMAL IS EIGHT YEARS.