Nutria
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nutria-177-1238890
title:
Nutria
text:
The nutria or coypu is a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America.
Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds on river plant stems. Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has since been introduced to North America, Europe and Asia, primarily by fur farmers. Although it is still hunted and
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encyclopedia
description:
Semi-aquatic species of the spiny rat family
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria
date created:
2004-01-13T04:43:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:32:43Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Myocastor_coypus_02.jpg","width":2035,"height":1560}
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