Posted on 04/12/2025 10:14:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents.
In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America’s oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors’ laps, munching on corn on the cob, and hunting for scratches from humans at The Capybara Cafe in St. Augustine, Florida.
“You give them lots of scratches and love,” said Stephanie Angel, who opened The Capybara Cafe late last year. “A lot of times they’ll climb on your lap because they’re very used to people, and if you’re really good at giving scratches, they’ll actually fall over. So that’s always our goal to get them so comfortable that they fall over.”
Other animals like a skunk, wallaby, and armadillo are also introduced into the room, and they crawl among the humans and into their laps.
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“”””Animal lovers can cuddle with giant rodents at Florida capybara cafe””””
Sounds like ladies night at the biker bar.
It is heartwarming to see that we can stay on script. ;-D
I don’t think they exist.
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They are just HUGE RATS!
Can I send them the pack rats that invade my shed occasionally?
Hanta virus?
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