Gigantic Rodents the Nutria or Coypu
The Nutria is a large river rat, weighing over 5 kg’s and around 700 mm long; it is omnivorous, semiaquatic rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae. Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has been introduced to North America in recent years. In parts of the Asian community, they are used for culinary purposes, its fur and medicine. The nutria bile contains 20 times the level of UDCA (found in other species), an ingredient for treating liver ailments. Several studies suggest that UDCA treatment has beneficial effects in chronic cholesteric diseases. The potential health benefit of nutria has completely changed the perception of nutria in Asian communities. Nutria has very few predators and its destructive feeding and burrowing behaviors make this invasive species damaging farms, fisheries and wetlands.
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