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Nutria

Myocastor coypus

1 Species ID Suggestions

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago
Coypu
Myocastor coypus Coypu


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7 Comments

jimmy76
jimmy76 11 years ago

Nice spotting

Keira
Keira 11 years ago

Cool

Keira
Keira 11 years ago

Cool

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

This is a beaver, I think, or a muskrat (must see the tail to know for sure)..

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Nutria were intentionally introduced to North America (from South America), with the intent of "farming" them for fur and meat. The name "Nutria" was coined to imply that their flesh was nutritious.

Chivvy
Chivvy 13 years ago

So much like our beavers and muskrats.

Isabela
Isabela 13 years ago

Beautiful

Louisiana Belle
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Louisiana Belle

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Feb 1, 2011
Submitted on Feb 1, 2011

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