Cape May County Zoo welcomes capybara babies — and more are on the way Jen Ursillo Published: October 29, 2025 Buttercup gives birth to two capybara pups at The Cape May County Zoo (Cape May County Zoo via Facebook)

💛 Two capybara babies were born at the Cape May County Zoo

💛 Buttercup gave birth to two healthy pups just as the zoo announced her pregnancy.

💛 Another female capybara is expecting any day now

CAPE MAY — On Sunday, Oct. 26., the Cape May County Zoo made an exciting announcement on its Facebook page that not one, but two of their female capybaras were pregnant. loading...

The announcement featured a picture of the ladies, Marigold and Buttercup, in the foreground, with the zoo’s resident capybara bachelor, Goomba, visible in the background. He’s the father

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