Nature's Cutest Bonds: 11 Incredible Capybara Friendships With Other Species

4. Aquatic Friendships: Capybaras and Turtles

Advertisement

In warm wetlands, capybaras and turtles share basking logs and shallow pools. Capybaras navigate carefully around their shelled companions, which in turn nibble algae and parasites from the rodents’ submerged fur. This quiet teamwork, born of shared habitat needs, shows how species with vastly different lineages can form practical, cooperative bonds.