What does this mean for Venezuelans enjoying the rodent as a ‘meat-free’ dish? A giant rodent originally from South America, the Capybara, is the most oversized living of its kind. With a heavy, barrel-shaped body and, short head, reddish-brown fur on the upper part of its body, the capybara was categorized as "fish" by the Vatican for years. Capybaras are great swimmers … [Read more...] about For years, the Vatican referred to capybaras as “fish”