Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Feb 3, 2025

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Description of specimen

A small nutria was chewing up the vegetation behind my house. After chewing for a while, it collected a bunch of grass in its mouth and dove under some vegetation into the water. Small trees and brush in the area have been gnawed through and felled.

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