--- title: Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends description: Dogs may be man's best friend, but they just might be this capybara's best friend, too canonical: https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-10T17:50:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:15.866Z og:title: Watch a Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends og:description: Plus, there's a pair of capybaras on the lam in Toronto. og:url: https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04bbe6f41754ff49/69889754e20a871b3aa91305/dog-capybara-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1092&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1092 og:image:height: 614 og:image:alt: Dog-Capybara-Friends og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends twitter:description: Plus, there's a pair of capybaras on the lam in Toronto. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04bbe6f41754ff49/69889754e20a871b3aa91305/dog-capybara-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1092&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch a Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends > Sponsored content. 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In the latest installment in the ongoing saga of the South American native-turned-Las Vegas resident [Joe Joe the Capybara](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeR0UpnpUxFZg-3-2UlzyaQ) (whose [ Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/joejoe%5Fthe%5Fcapybara/) is a must-follow for all capybara lovers), Joe Joe kicks back with two border collies. The gentle giant guinea pig gets very friendly with one of them, Zoe, as they hang out and nuzzle each other in an explosion of cuteness. It’s important to note that while they are adorable, capybaras are not ideal pets, and prefer their freedom. That’s why Joe Joe isn’t the only capybara in the news these days. Toronto is currently being plagued by a pair of runaway capybaras who have been missing for weeks after making a break for it while being transferred to a petting zoo on May 24, [according](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/team-capybara-hunts-for-furry-fugitives-in-high-park-1.3621677) to the CBC. Now one half of the duo—who have earned the name Bonnie and Clyde, of course—was spotted swimming across a lake like he was busting out of Alcatraz. Being the modern age, the capybaras are mocking their hunters on [social media](https://twitter.com/HPcapybara). > [](https://twitter.com/HPcapybara/status/741277350642487296) > [](https://twitter.com/HPcapybara/status/741285621591859200) Perhaps [Team Capybara](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/team-capybara-hunts-for-furry-fugitives-in-high-park-1.3621677), the name of the volunteer squad hunting for the fugitives in Toronto’s High Park, should hire some dogs for the operation. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/"},"headline":"Watch a Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends","datePublished":"2016-06-10T17:50:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:15.866Z","description":"Plus, there's a pair of capybaras on the lam in Toronto","url":"https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","Viral Videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04bbe6f41754ff49/69889754e20a871b3aa91305/dog-capybara-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04bbe6f41754ff49/69889754e20a871b3aa91305/dog-capybara-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dog-Capybara-Friends","caption":"","creditText":"Youtube","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4364407/capybara-dog-friends-video-watch/","name":"Watch a Capybara and a Dog Become Best Friends"}}]}] ```