Monday, February 15, 2016

Up close and personal

 

 

With a Nutria.

 

Nutria are large semi-aquatic rodents from South America.

 

The orange teeth are not an aberration.  There is more iron in the enamel on the front of the tooth (causing the orange color).  The part of the tooth with iron in it wears down slower than the rest of the tooth, causing it to stay chisel-sharp.

 

They like to hang out in marshes in South Texas and eat a lot of vegetation; about 25% of their body weight every day.  Their primary purpose in life here seems to be gator fodder.

 

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