I didn't even have to search for a nutria: One simply materialized before my eyes. This particular specimen was too large to call a rat. It was not in a pack, and the way it swam freely left no ...
It is also referred to as a coypu, coypu rat, nutria rat, or swamp beaver. While nutria may look cuddly from a distance, they usually weigh in at around 11-22 pounds (and are often more than 20 ...
Nutria – or coypu – can spread tapeworm and tuberculosis while burrowing through flood defenses (Picture: Gerard Soury/The Image Bank RF/Getty Images) Disease ridden rat-like creatures with ...
Within this range, the department has more than 400 cameras that are constantly searching for nutria. This is not some Hollywood killer rat, but a rodent that likes to be left alone. Chappell saw ...