Capybaras – the world’s largest rodents – were an internet sensation back in 2023 when a TikTok song had hundreds of millions of views, and animal parks and zoos saw a rapid rise in demand to meet them.
Last year, keepers caring for capybaras in Oxfordshire described them as “chilled” creatures that “vibe through life“, with their days starting in the afternoon and not worrying about a thing.
Back at the park in Kent, Lawler said the trio had received a great deal of attention from visitors.
“Even before the babies were born obviously, capybaras – everybody wanted to see them,” she said.
“Now we’ve got the babies, they’re getting lots and lots of attention.”
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.”
The keepers are hoping the park will have more capybara babies in the future.