Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 28 (UPI) --A capybara bathing contest held across multiple zoos in Japan was won by a rodent -- aptly named Prune -- who ...

Every winter, zoos across Japan open the onsen, traditional hot springs baths, for their capybaras to enjoy. This custom began in the winter of 1982 at the Izu Shaboten Zoo. A zookeeper cleaning the ...

There’s nothing quite like taking a dip in a hot springs to warm chilled bones during the cold months. In Japan, soaking in hot springs water, or onsen, is considered the ultimate form of relaxation — ...

A capybara named Puruun, or "Prune," has officially claimed Japan's coziest crown. According to Japanese publication The Mainichi, Prune, who lives at Nagasaki Bio Park in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, ...

A capybara soaks in a small wooden barrel at a children's zoo in Chikozan Park in the city of Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in this recent photo. The hot spring event for the capybaras ...