andsome Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Seen on a canal bank in Strasbourg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMTNT Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Ondatra zibethicus . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 17 minutes ago, IMTNT said: Ondatra zibethicus . Looks about right, American Musk Rat bit like a beaver only the tails wrong and the fur is finer. Invasive pest species in europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 My father always assured us that if one picked up a guinea pig by its tail its eyes would fall out. So we never bothered with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 A guinea pig always told me that if you picked up a man by his tail his eyes would bulge out. No I haven't tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 You don't know of a man who can pick up a computer by its cables and make it's speakers work by any chance ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Belatucadrus "...the tails wrong..." Yes you're right. I just realised that the head should be at the other end and the tail should be nearest the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 2 hours ago, catgate said: Yes you're right. I just realised that the head should be at the other end and the tail should be nearest the camera. This is due to the unusual morphology of the musk rat, it's a very unusual survival trait, when being pursued by a carnivore such as a gigantic mutant termite or a chinchilla it uses the tail as a tentacle to feel for an escape route but having its head where it's arse should be permits it to observe the pursuer at all times while running away at full speed. Apparently also seen in certain politicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The animal in question is most likely a coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) introduced into Europe and the UK from South America for its fur (nutria). Became a pest in East Anglia (Norfolk Broads) following escape - as did the mink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Defra claim to have eliminated it in East Anglia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Though occasional reports of "Giant Rats" make some people believe that the Defra claims may be a touch optimistic. Could easily be a Coypu, they look very similar to Musk rats in pictures but are three to four times the size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 The Coypu, as it's name suggests is a very shy creature, and is seldom seen "Face to Face". This makes me think that what is shown is its near relative ...the Brazenpu. It is often seen swimming brazenly without swimming costume in small local streams, rivulets and many of the countries millions of huge hole in the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 1 hour ago, catgate said: The Coypu, as it's name suggests is a very shy creature, and is seldom seen "Face to Face". This makes me think that what is shown is its near relative ...the Brazenpu. It is often seen swimming brazenly without swimming costume in small local streams, rivulets and many of the countries millions of huge hole in the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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