The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/01/field-notes-capybara-pups-in-sacramento-filipino-supermarket-dance-parties-and-living-on-a-shellmound/Making use of rotten pumpkins; dancing at the Filipino market; growing up on a shellmound, and reclaiming the past through kids’ books. Plus, SF Trans Film Festival, teen inventors, the art of falconry, capybara mania, and a serendipitous City Hall photo-op. New water walkers At the Sacramento Zoo, a first-time mother named Peppermint Patty just gave birth to five capybara pups — a small herd of damp, round newcomers already paddling around the zoo’s pond like seasoned pros. The keepers say the babies are walking, eating solid food, and keeping close to their patient mom. Capybaras, the world’s largest rodents, are built

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