Latest Alien Reported

[JackLuis]

Giant South American rodent spotted in California

No, not our Randy Govenator, spreading his manly juices.

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[voluptuary_manque]

At least it's by itself. Right now the DFG is all protective and wanting the dear little (!) beastie to live out its rodentious life in peace but if a breeding colony ever got started, Katie bar the door! Imagine a 120 lb. nutria . . .

 

[sr71plt]

So, how do you know that that's really the "latest alien"?

 

[TE999]

No, not our Randy Govenator, spreading his manly juices.

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Oh goody, another exotic introduced into the ecosystem. I suppose we'll be importing jaguars next to keep the nutria population down.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Oh goody, another exotic introduced into the ecosystem. I suppose we'll be importing jaguars next to keep the nutria population down.

Huh! Tom, you've got a population in Florida right now. No one's sure whether they're breeding or not but there have been consistent reports of Capybara in FL for over a decade. I've queried the FW to see what their status is. I read that they're delicious!

 

[JackLuis]

Huh! Tom, you've got a population in Florida right now. No one's sure whether they're breeding or not but there have been consistent reports of Capybara in FL for over a decade. I've queried the FW to see what their status is. I read that they're delicious!

I worked with a guy who was raised in Costa Rica and he said they used capybara for trail rations when they hunted jaguar.

He said they tasted like pussy.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Reports from Venezuela say they taste like pork . . . which according to 19th Century reports from the South Seas is what humans taste like. So I guess it makes sense.

 

[TE999]

Huh! Tom, you've got a population in Florida right now. No one's sure whether they're breeding or not but there have been consistent reports of Capybara in FL for over a decade. I've queried the FW to see what their status is. I read that they're delicious!

Oh, they're breeding all right. The snakes and gators think they're right tasty. Haven't seen any filet of Nutria in the supermarkets though.

 

[Handley_Page]

I hear that the pelt is quite useful . . . .

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I hear that the pelt is quite useful . . . .

Nutria fur makes about the most durable felt for hat construction. Louisiana tried to get people interested in eating nutria but that fell flat. You'd think they'd be good, given the pure plant based diet they have.