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Capybara takes a hot shower at Tokyo zoo

A capybara sits under a stream of hot water to keep warm during a cold snow day in its enclosure at Saitama children's Zoo, near Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 11.
A capybara sits under a stream of hot water to keep warm during a cold snow day in its enclosure at Saitama children's Zoo, near Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 11.Koji Sasahara / AP
By David R Arnott

According to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Capybara are the largest rodents in the world, and they are pretty comfortable in the water - they can dive and remain underwater for as long as five minutes.

Could this be a contender in our ongoing quest to find the Cutest Thing Ever?

David R Arnott