The Capybara Toy Craze on NBC News Now

Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined NBC News Now to talk about why the capybara is this year’s trendy plush animal toy. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best gifts of the holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Director of Operations at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.