The Long Island Game Farm is celebrating the arrival of five capybara babies born early Saturday morning.

The quintuplets are the offspring of capybara mom Lily and dad Dilly, residents of the Manorville farm since May 2024. The pair came from a Long Island farm family that kept them as pets, according to game farm president Melinda Novak.

"We're really excited," Novak said gleefully Saturday afternoon. "It's really neat to come into work and have all of these babies."

Native to South America, capybaras are the world's largest rodent species and can weigh more than 100 pounds, according to the World Wildlife Fund. They are semi-aquatic and eat mostly plants and vegetables, though they are known to also snack on their own feces.

Capybaras give birth after a three- to four-month gest

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