First NewsFirst TVSubscriptions

Crazy but true News

Wednesday, 25 January 2012




Monkey jockeys ride giant guinea pigs

The squirrel monkeys in a Japanese zoo have picked up a strange habit - they like to ride the capybaras.

The squirrel monkeys and the capybaras - giant rodents from South America closely related to guinea pigs - are both from the same part of South America.

So they are housed together at Saitama Zoo in Japan.

In the wild they don't mix with each other. However, at the zoo, they get along very well.

Shortly after the keepers noticed the monkeys riding the capybabras, they saw that they were also grooming and even kissing them!

The capybaras at Saitama Zoo are already famous - to keep warm they enjoy hot baths and shower in their enclosure.

 


Get the Flash Player to see this video!






What do you think? Leave a comment below to let us know!

Please note: All comments are moderated before they go live.
Offensive comments will not be published.


Did you like this? Why not give it a Thumbs Up!

3 Thumbs Up!

Give this article a Thumbs Up! by logging in
to your account or registering here.


3 Comments


You must be logged in to your account to add a comment about this article.


  • LethalCorn (Age 12) wrote on Thursday, 26 January 2012 @ 16:20

    Saves on fuel, I guess...

  • orly (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 26 January 2012 @ 19:15

    HA so cool i like it and yeah does save fuel i guess but really cool to

  • animals1 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 29 January 2012 @ 17:26

    haha sooo cool!!really like it!