Nutria Brain Replica

Nutria brain replica with nasal endocast measures 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.4 inches. The Myocastor coypus brain is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA. The nutria, or coypu, is a large, plant-eating, water rodent from South America. They live in burrows near water and eat river plant stems. They are an invasive species in the United States. Fur farmers first brought them to North America, Europe, and Asia. People still hunt and trap them for fur in some areas. Their burrowing and eating habits cause conflict with humans. Nutria look like very large rats. They have a small, long skinny, hairless tail. Adults weigh 9 to 20 pounds, but usually average 10 to 15 pounds. Each nutria eats a massive amount of water vegetation. An individual eats about 25 percent of its body weight daily. They eat the base above-ground plant stems. They also dig through soil for roots and underground stems. They eat cattails, rushes, reeds, arrowheads, flatsedges, and cordgrasses. They also eat crops like grass, alfalfa, corn, rice, and sugarcane. Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Echimyidae Subfamily: Echimyinae Genus: Myocastor Species: M. coypus Binomial name: Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Nut, the nutria brain replica, volunteered to cook a spaghetti and meatball dinner with garlic bread and Caesar salad for the Spokane Fire Department. It is his way of saying thank you for keeping Spokane safe. Cap, the capybara male skull replica, is making the garlic bread. He adds crispy fried minced clams on top. It is the best garlic bread in the world. Musky, the muskrat male skull replica, is making the Caesar salad, with croutons and anchovy bits. Northy, the North American beaver skull replica, is bringing the wine and beer for the celebration of our hard-working firefighters.