“Since the pandemic, ‘carpinchos,’ as they are known in Argentina, have proliferated in Nordelta, a ritzy, picturesque gated community of 45,000 people north of Buenos Aires. When residents retreated indoors in 2020, the capybaras began to colonize the manicured neighborhoods, finding green grass, fresh water and no predators, according to biologists hired by the community…

Over the past two years, the biologists estimate Nordelta’s capybara population has tripled to nearly 1,000.”

From New York Times.