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guinea pig size, big yellow buck teeth, rat like tail, webbed paws, brown and black coat, long whiskers and it was eating plants
There is a lot of good information about nutria in Oregon on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Living With Wildlife site.
near this house is a trail, in front of this entrance is a pound/lake i often see this nutria at 5 or 6 o'clock. I thought he was a beaver untill now lol.
Jacob Rose Institute for Natural Resources
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