Three baby capybaras that are “stealing hearts” at a Kent wildlife park have been named Colin, Clive and Cuthbert.<\/p>\n
The cuddly creatures, born in October, were given their names after the public came up with options and then voted from a shortlist.<\/p>\n
A video of the trio was posted on Instagram<\/a> as the names were announced by keepers, who said: “Forget heist movies, these cute ‘baby potatoes’ are stealing our hearts.”<\/p>\n Meg Lawler, head of mammals at Wingham Wildlife Park, near Canterbury, said the names for the furry band of brothers were inspired by the well-known chocolate caterpillar cakes.<\/p>\n Capybaras – the world’s largest rodents – were an internet sensation back in 2023<\/a> when a TikTok song had hundreds of millions of views, and animal parks and zoos saw a rapid rise in demand to meet them.<\/p>\n Last year, keepers caring for capybaras in Oxfordshire described them as “chilled” creatures that “vibe through life<\/a>“, with their days starting in the afternoon and not worrying about a thing.<\/p>\n Back at the park in Kent, Lawler said the trio had received a great deal of attention from visitors.<\/p>\n “Even before the babies were born obviously, capybaras – everybody wanted to see them,” she said.<\/p>\n “Now we’ve got the babies, they’re getting lots and lots of attention.”<\/p>\n She said the park always kept fans involved, adding: “We got people to put some names in. We picked our favourites. We did a poll and that was the one that came top.”<\/p>\n The keepers are hoping the park will have more capybara babies in the future.<\/p>\n