Cape May Zoo’s Capybara Family Just Got Even Cuter With 2 New Pups Born in April

Cape May Zoo’s Capybara Family Just Got Even Cuter With 2 New Pups Born in April

Two tiny capybara pups are the newest residents at the Cape May County Park and Zoo after mother Buttercup gave birth on April 14, the zoo announced in a news release. The pups mark the second litter for Buttercup, who also delivered two pups in October. The father of both litters is Goomba, the resident male capybara at the southern New Jersey zoo. The births bring even more activity to an already bustling capybara habitat at the zoo. A Growing…

Buttercup the capybara welcomes adorable babies at Cape May County Zoo

Buttercup’s growing capybara family welcomed two new additions on April 14 at the Cape May County Park and Zoo.

Cape May Zoo welcomes 2nd capybara litter within 6 months

The Cape May Zoo welcomed two new capybara pups on April 14, the zoo announced on Monday. The adorable capybara babies were mothered by Buttercup, an adult capybara who also gave birth to a litter in Oct. 2025, the zoo said. Buttercup and her two pups are under careful observation by the zoo’s animal keepers and veterinary staff, but visitors can periodically get a glimpse of the fuzzy friends from the bridge at the capybara habitat, the zoo sai…