Janne the capybara had two pups at Planckendael Zoo
HLN reported on November 6 that the pups, born about ten days earlier, are running and playing. Their sex is not known yet, so they do not have names.
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Two capybara pups born to Janne at Planckendael Zoo are running and playing. HLN reported the births on November 6, 2026. Spokesperson Amanda Wielemans said the pups arrived about ten days earlier, after a pregnancy of about five months, and that they are doing very well. The father is Egon. Janne and her sister Rozanne are the adult females in a group of three. Egon joined after the previous male died of old age, and Wielemans said Janne and Egon took to each other quickly.
The pups are learning the outdoor enclosure a step at a time. HLN said they would have the full enclosure starting the Monday after the report. Their sex is hard to see from the outside, so names are waiting until a veterinarian checks them. The news is these two pups. It is not a claim about wild capybaras.
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Two baby capybaras were born at Planckendael Zoo in Mechelen, Belgium. HLN reported it on November 6, 2026. Their mother is Janne and their father is Egon. The pups arrived about ten days earlier, after a pregnancy of about five months. They are running and playing. They were about to have the whole enclosure. The zoo does not know yet if they are male or female, so they do not have names. Janne lives with her sister Rozanne. The news is these two pups.
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