Beaver or Coypu? (1 Viewer)

Maffong

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• Feb 28, 2016

• #1

I saw this large rodent swimming in the Elbe, near Hamburg, Germany. I never got to see the tail, nor anything else besides the head, but at least I got some pictures of it
Can anybody help?

Maffong

 

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JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Feb 28, 2016

• #2

I would say Beaver. The eyes on Coypu seem to be set further back, closer to the ears than the nostrils.

 

jurek

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• Feb 28, 2016

• #3

beaver

 

Maffong

Well-known member

• Feb 29, 2016

• #4

Thanks a lot. That's also what I thought and had concluded from looking at pictures on the internet. It's a nice lifer for me as this was in a region where t is still quite rare and during the dayataround 16PM

Maffong

 

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Welsh Peregrine

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• Feb 29, 2016

• #5

Anyone got the Reaktion books volume "Beaver"? The picture on its cover looks like a Coypu to me.