native to most parts of South America.

原生於南美洲的大多區域

They also look suspiciously like tennis superstar Rafael Nadal.

牠們也長得疑似網球明星——拉斐爾・納達爾

Hmm, weird.

嗯，怪了

Despite their size, other animals really love to chill with the capybara,

儘管身形龐大，其他動物真的很愛和水豚處在一塊，

leaving the Internet to wonder why they're so popular among other species.

這讓網路上的人們都在猜想，為什麼牠們在其他物種之中這麼受歡迎

I mean, look at it cuddling this cat, and even chilling with this f**king crocodile!

我意思是，看看牠抱著這隻貓，甚至跟這隻天殺的鱷魚晃悠！

I mean, that's a natural predator and they're just shooting the sh*t like talking about last week's episode of Game of Thrones.

我是說，那可是天生的掠食者，而牠們卻看起來在閒聊關於上週那集《權力遊戲》

This phenomenon became the subject of the Tumblr page "Animals Sitting on Capybaras,"

這現象成為湯博樂網頁上的主題——「坐在水豚身上的動物」

featuring monkeys and birds all resting on the backs of these gentle giants.

特色是猴子和鳥類全棲息在這些溫和的巨大動物身上

In fact their friendly and amiable character led the Chicago Tribune to recently declare that "We Need a Capybara for President"

事實上，芝加哥論壇報因為他們友善和藹的個性而在近期宣布「我們的總統需要一隻水豚」

because Donald Trump could sure use some capybara and chill.

因為川普顯然該和水豚一起放鬆放鬆

The popularity of the capybara could be attributed to their incredibly social nature.

水豚的人氣可以歸因於他們極度群居的生態

Wild capys tend to live in large groups of 10-20.

野生水豚大多以10至20隻為群體一起生活

Also, capybaras live near bodies of water, which is the wild animal version of an office watercooler

此外，水豚住在水域附近，那可說是野生動物界的茶水間

In fact, capys are incredibly adept at aquatic life,

事實上，水豚非常擅於在水中生活

hiding from predators by holding their breath for up to five minutes while under water.

牠們可以為了躲避掠食者在水中憋氣長達五分鐘

They even mate exclusively in water.

他們甚至只在水裡交配

It's like that pool scene from Showgirls but with giant rodents.

就像《艷舞女郎》中泳池那幕，只是把人變成巨大的嚙齒動物

And if you haven't seen the pool scene from Showgirls, you need to go Google that right now

而如果你還沒看過《艷舞女郎》中泳池那幕，你必須現在立刻 Google 一下

and imagine two capybaras just going at it.

然後想像兩隻水豚正愛得火熱

Also, and this might just be me projecting, but don't they just look like they would be really good listeners?

而且，這可能只是我的推想，但牠們不就看起來是非常好的聽眾嗎？

I feel like I could tell a Capybara all about my crappy week, and it would just totally be there for me.

我覺得我可以跟一隻水豚大肆抱怨我糟糕的一週，而牠也會好好地陪伴我

So it's yet to be seen if the capybara can take the reigns from other famous Internet animals like long-time reigning champ cats, or red pandas.

所以我們可以拭目以待，看看水豚能不能贏過其他有名的網紅動物，像是長期佔上風的冠軍貓或紅熊貓

But one thing is for sure, if you ever need a friend, the Capybara is there for you;

不過可以確定的是，只要你需要一個朋友，水豚都會在

ready to give you a hug or something.

準備好給你個擁抱之類的