Capybaras

Since opening its doors in October in downtown St. Augustine, hundreds of animal lovers have visited the site to give the capybaras head scratches. Reservations are booked several months in advance.

Iyari the 10-month-old capybara went to the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in May from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Burmese pythons, lionfish, african land snails -- these are just a few of the invasive species considered threats to Florida ecosystems. And the fact...