The World's Most Relaxed Rodents - Capybaras

The largest rodent in the world is a Capybara-and they are VERY cute. Native to South America, these semi-aquatic gentle giants are known for their peaceful, sociable personalities. But there’s something special about the Capybaras in Japan’s Izu Shaboten Zoo - here they live a pampered life, drawing crowds of people to see them.
Spending winter days relaxing in their personal onsen (hot bath), eating fruit they relish their time in the warm waters-an activity that has become a tradition in about 20 zoos across Japan since its accidental discovery in 1982. The Izu Shaboten Zoo, where we find ourselves in today’s Great Big Story, is particularly famous for this practice - sit back, relax and get cosy with these cute Capybaras.
00:00 It happened by accident
01:00 Every day
01:26 Meet the family
02:05 They're famous!
03:00 Why we love them
#Capybara #Rodent #Animals
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  • @NotAPirate
    @NotAPirate4 ай бұрын

    Still not tired of capybara content in 2024.

  • @beans00001

    @beans00001

    4 ай бұрын

    same (you probably can’t tell)

  • @TheyCallMeDio

    @TheyCallMeDio

    4 ай бұрын

    The true KZread meta

  • @hueymontgomery9508

    @hueymontgomery9508

    4 ай бұрын

    The capybaras are still pullin up today

  • @dallastexas5653

    @dallastexas5653

    4 ай бұрын

    Capybara and red pandas are straight clickbait for me.

  • @Tom..Shelby

    @Tom..Shelby

    4 ай бұрын

    @@beans00001nah man. Couldn’t tell at all

  • @Constantine_Cvl8
    @Constantine_Cvl84 ай бұрын

    It's amazing how peaceful they act when you consider how many predators they have to face in the wild.

  • @halincadenza7165

    @halincadenza7165

    4 ай бұрын

    They been seen chilling next to gators, though

  • @jonh101

    @jonh101

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@halincadenza7165 the gators either ate already or are not hungry. Jaguars and anacondas are a different story

  • @krungkronch1947

    @krungkronch1947

    3 ай бұрын

    If Capybara was a person, he would probably still be chill when there is a fire or earthquake incoming.

  • @joshuastefanick4806

    @joshuastefanick4806

    3 ай бұрын

    @@krungkronch1947they are bad parents. They don’t watch their young 😅😅😅😅😅

  • @bentlexgaming672

    @bentlexgaming672

    4 күн бұрын

    Could it because they might have a bite that can tear of a finger?

  • @victor9
    @victor94 ай бұрын

    They are not animals, they are vibes, moods, and lifestyle, they are physical manifestations of relaxation .....

  • @ps3udologue

    @ps3udologue

    4 ай бұрын

    Yup, they are the embodiment of pure chill

  • @GreatBigStory

    @GreatBigStory

    4 ай бұрын

    True! Chill vibes always 🧘

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza4 ай бұрын

    Since it wasn't explained in the video, the reason why you always see citrus fruits (called yuzu) floating in the bath, is due to a belief in Japan that the oils and vitamin C in yuzu is good for your skin and circulation. So it's a tradition to throw a few yuzu in when you're soaking in an open-air bath like these capybara are doing!

  • @SpringNotes

    @SpringNotes

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for explaining !

  • @disa.v2365

    @disa.v2365

    4 ай бұрын

    Interesting yuzu fact :)

  • @schlagsahne394

    @schlagsahne394

    3 ай бұрын

    Japanese ppl don't usually put yuzu in the bath, though no one will be against it doing it on an ordinary day (since it has a wonderful smell) it's more of a special thing on the day of winter solstice. The tradition originated cuz the smell of Yuzu was believed to keep away demons. For the capybara bath, they're probably doing it since it adds some color and makes it even more relaxing to look at.

  • @krungkronch1947

    @krungkronch1947

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh really? Oh gotta try it soon.

  • @advocate_of_HAKAI
    @advocate_of_HAKAI3 ай бұрын

    Pandas: chaotic good Capybaras: lawful good

  • @AaronGeo

    @AaronGeo

    24 күн бұрын

    Grizzly bears: Chaotic evil Polar bears: Lawful evil

  • @advocate_of_HAKAI

    @advocate_of_HAKAI

    24 күн бұрын

    @@AaronGeo facts 😂

  • @dh5363
    @dh53634 ай бұрын

    GBS can dedicate their entire life to Japan and still won't run out of fascinating contents

  • @GreatBigStory

    @GreatBigStory

    4 ай бұрын

    We love this comment 😂 Thank you! 🫶❤️

  • @casuals.3.19

    @casuals.3.19

    4 ай бұрын

    @@GreatBigStoryYOOO YOU GUYS STILL HAVE THE SAME VOICE OVER LADY AS 5 YeEARS AGO (I think?) WHEN I USED TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS BACK THEN

  • @-Shibbi

    @-Shibbi

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@casuals.3.19I believe the voice over lady is Beryl Shereshewsky, that now has her own youtube channel focus on foods.

  • @lithium444
    @lithium4444 ай бұрын

    Capybaras are a planetary treasure

  • @carieannpayne7091
    @carieannpayne70914 ай бұрын

    Beryl back with GBS is just as relaxing to me as the Capybara!!! ❤

  • @pqlasmdhryeiw8

    @pqlasmdhryeiw8

    4 ай бұрын

    Wait, she's back at GBS?!

  • @tomaskalinka5679

    @tomaskalinka5679

    4 ай бұрын

    @@pqlasmdhryeiw8 dont you hear her ? :D

  • @gwenamoredumal-is8719

    @gwenamoredumal-is8719

    4 ай бұрын

    I am. Actually not aware that GBS is back. I just learnt about it today.

  • @thatshirleylee
    @thatshirleylee4 ай бұрын

    i am a simple man. i see professionally shot capybara content, i hit like.

  • @dolphincrescent54
    @dolphincrescent544 ай бұрын

    Those Capybara are the luckiest animals in the zoo. I envy them.

  • @shabotengroup
    @shabotengroup4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for coming. The capybara open-air bath open until April 7, 2024, so please come and see agein it.

  • @NeevKul

    @NeevKul

    3 ай бұрын

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT'S THEM

  • @gloriastone3211
    @gloriastone32114 ай бұрын

    Beryl is back on Great Big Story? I recognized her voice right away! Capybaras are so cute!

  • @anonview
    @anonview4 ай бұрын

    Utamaru definitely looks like that calm, collected dad who has a solution to all your teenage problems. Lovely creatures!

  • @usamaepekonis
    @usamaepekonis4 ай бұрын

    Me every time I see Capybara related videos: "OK I pull up"

  • @Mr_Mistah

    @Mr_Mistah

    3 ай бұрын

    Hop out at the after party

  • @bookish.calirican
    @bookish.calirican4 ай бұрын

    i love capybaras! i aspire to reach that level of chill and relaxation

  • @Nadia1989

    @Nadia1989

    4 ай бұрын

    Pfp checks out

  • @galacgacwatson3102
    @galacgacwatson31024 ай бұрын

    You have no idea how happy you just made me. Thank you Great Big Story for the great content! ❤

  • @mantidream8179
    @mantidream81793 ай бұрын

    I will post here some flavor text from an mtg card called "Basking Capybara": "Even our most learned philosophers can only hope to approach the inner serenity of the humble capybara"

  • @ScorpionStrike7
    @ScorpionStrike74 ай бұрын

    I wish I could have this level of chill 😅

  • @ariannasv22
    @ariannasv224 ай бұрын

    I think its just a universal mammal (and probably beyond) thing of "mmm hot water"

  • @loki2240
    @loki22403 ай бұрын

    Capybaras: "We put our bottoms in this warm water. Now, it is ours." 😂

  • @alfredofernando9599
    @alfredofernando95994 ай бұрын

    Masbro really loves the hot spring and the people. Really cute

  • @WolfTheTrueKing
    @WolfTheTrueKing4 ай бұрын

    As someone from South America I can agree they're adorable and having them around lakes over here is super fun. The sad part is that here in the south of the americas there's a risk they have a flea with them that could kill you if infected. So no petting Capys when you're visiting over here, zoos outside south america should be fine though

  • @davehud2552
    @davehud25524 ай бұрын

    Oh I was lost in their warmth too, it is a beautiful addiction watching them🤗🥰

  • @AngelusNielson
    @AngelusNielson4 ай бұрын

    Capybara are one of my favorite animals. They're just so chill and relaxed.

  • @MattsCradleTV
    @MattsCradleTV3 ай бұрын

    Its relaxing, calming and peaceful to watch Capybaras.

  • @happycook6737
    @happycook67374 ай бұрын

    Capybara enjoying onsen. 🤣Now I have seen it all.

  • @wastedsoul1024
    @wastedsoul10243 ай бұрын

    they do be chillin' 😊

  • @milkdromeda1531
    @milkdromeda15313 күн бұрын

    In Japan, even capybaras start taking hot baths 😂

  • @wingedeathnoisewave
    @wingedeathnoisewave4 ай бұрын

    Awesome content as always! Thank you!

  • @mayarejay5167
    @mayarejay51673 ай бұрын

    Ohh to be a cappybara in a hot, relaxing bath in Japan 🥰

  • @cat_pb
    @cat_pb4 ай бұрын

    BERYL!!! YAY, you are back here!!

  • @cascalanca
    @cascalanca4 ай бұрын

    Amazing video as always GBS!

  • @RickR69
    @RickR694 ай бұрын

    This is the cutest damn thing I've seen in a while. Fantastic stuff.

  • @SANITIZEDINC
    @SANITIZEDINC4 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad this channel is back.

  • @aayt8336
    @aayt83364 ай бұрын

    Spotted one of these for the first time ever while in a remote outdoor setting and it was the ONLY reason I felt the area I was in was safe enough from other wildlife predators! #TeamCapybara ⭐️

  • @shreddedbulgariamapperofficial
    @shreddedbulgariamapperofficial3 ай бұрын

    When the world needed this channel, it returned

  • @user-lf4fx5cp7t
    @user-lf4fx5cp7t3 ай бұрын

    In fact, capybaras live in people's hearts. Close your eyes and imagine an elegant capybara bathing in a hot spring.

  • @w3lc0metomyl1fe
    @w3lc0metomyl1fe3 ай бұрын

    Imagine how many problems can be solved just by bringing a few capybaras around.

  • @sidd_not_vicious2609
    @sidd_not_vicious26093 ай бұрын

    I absolutely adore these creatures and would love to see them in the parks around where I live

  • @taylorR909
    @taylorR9094 ай бұрын

    This is the same park they used in the anime: Yuru Camp (Laid Back Camp). Ever since I saw that episode I always wanted to visit this park.

  • @pamady276

    @pamady276

    4 ай бұрын

    Fellow Shimarin fans also here 😂

  • @CBRN-115
    @CBRN-1153 ай бұрын

    I wish I was a capybara. Not worrying about taxes, pension or any human things. Just relaxing, enjoying reality and being alive

  • @shoviknandy20
    @shoviknandy203 ай бұрын

    i connected with beniten on spiritual level, chilling in its own space

  • @carvcarv0053
    @carvcarv00534 ай бұрын

    I wish I can be like a capybara. Relaxed almost all the time :3

  • @SummerFlowyYT

    @SummerFlowyYT

    3 ай бұрын

    Then a big fat crocodile came and ate you. The End

  • @khoojunchen10245
    @khoojunchen102453 ай бұрын

    Capybaras are the physical embodiment of the phrase “this is fine”

  • @kayokolindenberger3754
    @kayokolindenberger37544 ай бұрын

    Capybara and Beryl! 💓

  • @gimmins
    @gimmins3 ай бұрын

    OMG, if they had a hot spring where you can go in with the Capybaras, that would be an enormous hit

  • @AaronGeo

    @AaronGeo

    24 күн бұрын

    It might probably exist.

  • @patricksanders858
    @patricksanders8584 ай бұрын

    Thanks from coming back GBS!

  • @YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago
    @YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago4 ай бұрын

    Ah, my spirit animals 😂. One of the world's most amazing creatures. The personification of being perfectly friend-shaped. I can not get over these guys 🤣🤣😭😭😭💀 My people 👐 😂

  • @Jessejames7321
    @Jessejames73214 ай бұрын

    Finally, the best animal gets its own video!

  • @HandleToBeDetermined
    @HandleToBeDetermined4 ай бұрын

    Capybara vids are my favorites

  • @user-jr3st4dp2u
    @user-jr3st4dp2u3 ай бұрын

    I'm about to backpacking around Japan early January next year and this place will be on my travel bucket list

  • @teamhunley
    @teamhunley4 ай бұрын

    Adorable ❤

  • @AbdullahQecibegCH
    @AbdullahQecibegCH4 ай бұрын

    Nice,Masbro stuffs

  • @TwittytheTailor
    @TwittytheTailor4 ай бұрын

    Hey guys, just wanted to let you know you used an interview soundbite twice since I don't know if it was intentional. The first time at 2:27 and the second time at 3:11

  • @magicknight13
    @magicknight132 ай бұрын

    That man has the best most fulfilling job in the world!!!😊😊😄

  • @ZeacorZeppelin
    @ZeacorZeppelin4 ай бұрын

    So cute.

  • @aylasmiles3705
    @aylasmiles37054 ай бұрын

    Beryl you’re not fooling no one. It’s good to hear your voice.

  • @cybersamurai2049
    @cybersamurai20494 ай бұрын

    Capybara are the most chilliest animals ever

  • @TheNoerdy
    @TheNoerdy4 ай бұрын

    This is the perfect video

  • @jillsipocz3582
    @jillsipocz35824 ай бұрын

    They are darling- like giant gerbils!!

  • @mmps18
    @mmps184 ай бұрын

    I LOVE CAPYS

  • @DarkChaosMC
    @DarkChaosMC4 ай бұрын

    I love the cappy blappies

  • @Slavic_fox
    @Slavic_fox4 ай бұрын

    OK I PULL UP

  • @moodgorning9877
    @moodgorning98774 ай бұрын

    Ok they pull up

  • @jessisdoingherbest
    @jessisdoingherbest4 ай бұрын

    they're soo cuteee hahaha

  • @222aloof
    @222aloof4 ай бұрын

    I love how he knows a quality of each of them

  • @AbiBomb
    @AbiBomb4 ай бұрын

    heck yea!

  • @charizarr.d
    @charizarr.d3 ай бұрын

    a bucket list item 🫶

  • @beans00001
    @beans000014 ай бұрын

    what can I say, I’m a fan.

  • @Toobst8ker
    @Toobst8ker4 ай бұрын

    Great Title ❤

  • @rlynch2857
    @rlynch28574 ай бұрын

    I LOVE THEM

  • @itaibarak2526
    @itaibarak25264 ай бұрын

    OK I PULL UP🔥🔥

  • @temi6034
    @temi60344 ай бұрын

    I must go there before death reaches me

  • @ThadDePadua9928
    @ThadDePadua99284 ай бұрын

    Yeah, they'd be chilling. ;-;

  • @joliebokeh1958
    @joliebokeh19583 ай бұрын

    I am delighted to learn that capybaras have had hot tubs since before I was born 😊

  • @erinwalker711
    @erinwalker7114 ай бұрын

    I love capybaras. The biggest rodent in the world is the cutest rodent of all.

  • @dimasdafafahrudin2233
    @dimasdafafahrudin22334 ай бұрын

    See, guys? Masbro becoming KZread's meta!

  • @slt4463
    @slt44634 ай бұрын

    if they were to stream this for 10 hours a day on twitch I bet they would made a lot of money I'd be watching it here and there for sure

  • @_Ethann_
    @_Ethann_4 ай бұрын

    Had to pull up the vid soon as I saw

  • @MrCapybara7300
    @MrCapybara73002 ай бұрын

    As a capybara I approve this

  • @Teag_Brohman15
    @Teag_Brohman154 ай бұрын

    Coconut Doggy!!!!

  • @Hotspur62
    @Hotspur624 ай бұрын

    I love capybaras...as carpincho gloves 🙂

  • @usernamepassword6909
    @usernamepassword69094 ай бұрын

    The great production skills of Beryl Shereshewsky.

  • @Johnny-re7dm
    @Johnny-re7dm3 ай бұрын

    yeah, this is quite the great big story

  • @pixelchu
    @pixelchu4 ай бұрын

    When they pull up at the after party:

  • @Dysprosio2
    @Dysprosio24 ай бұрын

    Never seen a capybara in the zoo! More used to seeing the wandering around the city, or by the beach. Either in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and in many Brazilian cities! 😅

  • @greego5952
    @greego5952Ай бұрын

    yuge is a mood

  • @JURASSICLEGO777
    @JURASSICLEGO7772 ай бұрын

    Ngl I can agree with these rodents in that I love a hot bath.

  • @inipassword8517
    @inipassword85173 ай бұрын

    Los nipones hicieron populares al capibara,al picozapato ,.. ❤

  • @joemama114
    @joemama1142 ай бұрын

    So you're telling me this giant rat, wants to sit in the hot bath for hours on end, just to enjoy some relaxation time... He's just like me fr fr

  • @imoutodaisuki
    @imoutodaisuki4 ай бұрын

    Capybara, capybara! Coconut doggy!

  • @Monticello_Bonifacio
    @Monticello_Bonifacio4 ай бұрын

    MASBROOOOOO ❤❤❤

  • @LearnaboutAnimals
    @LearnaboutAnimals4 ай бұрын

    Ok, i pull up 😁😁

  • @eeyore345
    @eeyore3454 ай бұрын

    Even i as a human will find this relaxing. 😹

  • @ictforallth
    @ictforallth3 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @zdrux
    @zdrux4 ай бұрын

    I wish someone would prepare warm bath for me every day and bring me food :)

  • @pozleo78
    @pozleo784 ай бұрын

    Hearing Beryls voice, I was concerned we were going to watch a capy recipe video.

  • @JMPT
    @JMPT4 ай бұрын

    GBS Nice 🇯🇵

  • @Malafky
    @Malafky3 ай бұрын

    So they are native to South America and these are in Japan. What a trip for these capybaras 😅

  • @rint04
    @rint044 ай бұрын

    Our tako priestess Ina needs to see this hahahahaha