Tuesday, September 7, 2021

September 7, 2021

I am a rodent known as a Nutria*
I'm an exotic brought in by the fur trade
My hobbies include destroying vegetation and crops
And hosting pathogens - much to human dismay.

* Also called Coypu

(Special thanks to guest photographer, David Simpson.)

Location: Ouachita National Forest, Haworth, OK

Sources: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/fsc-nutria-invasive-rodent.pdf

Photo © 2021 David Simpson and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson


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