A nutria at the Lake Mattamuskeet
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- Date created
- February 23, 2007
- Location
- Hyde County, North Carolina
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- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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This is a nutria on the shore of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, North Carolina. The nutria is a large, semiaquatic rodent. It was originally introduced to North America for hunting purposes. Though its fur is still considered valuable in some regions, it is now considered a pest in most places for its destructive burrowing and feeding patterns.
