Real Nutria Skull Skull_Height_8.5_IN Not a true eel

Not a true eel

This nearly complete Homo heidelbergensis skull has the heavy browridges

it is characterized by its distinctive black and white coloration

Origin: Africa

Real Nutria Skull Skull_Height_8.5_IN Not a true eelThese large rodents, otherwise known as coypu, have been almost solely responsible for significant loss of the Louisiana wetlands in the last fifty years. Native to South America, nutria were brought to the United States in the 1930s to be domesticated as fur animals. Considered one of the most destructive species in the world, these rodents of unusual size weigh 15 22 lbs. on average and consume about 25% of their weight in plants each day.