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Nutria

Myocastor coypus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large rat-like animal, usually brown in color. The one pictured is an albino variety.

Habitat:

Marshes and grassy areas.

Notes:

This is my second photo spotting of this albino nutria. Since there was a special request for animals with unique color variations, I thought I would post this more recent shot.

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Comments (3)
Palaimon
Very nice Picture of a Nutria!
KatCuff
What a cool spotting! Mine wasn't nearly as interesting. If you care to peek . . . http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8165197

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Rare Color Morphs

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PublishedJanuary 7, 2012

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