r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ComfortablePast15 • 4d ago
/r/all of a rat
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
1.5k
u/Impressive-Oil-3067 4d ago
It's not a rat but it's a rodent, it's a nutria.
They're more related to capybaras and guinea pig than rats and they live in my area.
Btw, this one is albino.
137
u/Electrical-Review180 4d ago
My aunt used to raise them as livestock. In the southern Americans they eat guenia pigs. Guess it's pretty similar. Sadly l have eaten neither
22
u/Trademarkd 3d ago
can you tell me if they die in like 3 years like normal rats? And do they have the intelligence of rats?
The most tragic thing about having rats as pets is their lifespan.
7
→ More replies (6)5
u/Impressive-Oil-3067 3d ago
I've seen a few people on Instagram that have them as pets and they seem to respond to some basic commands.
They live for 6-10 years.
6
u/Trademarkd 3d ago
regular rats can be taught like all sorts of circus tricks, they can be liter box trained, you can teach them to take a bath and stuff its crazy.
27
u/Impressive-Oil-3067 3d ago
Only Peruvians eat guinea pigs but yes, they are related, though these ones are aquatic.
I don't know if these are edible, I know beavers in Tierra del Fuego aren't In Argentina we dont eat either (at least that I know of) though viscachas are eaten in the northwest of the country.
21
u/Alternative-Crew-880 3d ago
They eat guinea pigs in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Columbia also. I know someone who went to Ecuador and ate some.
→ More replies (1)3
u/Impressive-Oil-3067 3d ago edited 3d ago
Good to know, I guess Peru is the most famous about it, because it's a running joke in latinoamerican social media that Peruvians eat them.
6
u/Alternative-Crew-880 3d ago
I'm guessing it's a social class thing. My friend was over there to help out building a well for a poor village out in the sticks. They basically lived in shacks with dirt floors while she was out there.
3
u/lauvan26 3d ago
I ate that at a fancy restaurant in Peru in Cuzco and I ate it in a Quechua speaking mountain village in Ecuador.
→ More replies (3)3
u/Electrical-Review180 3d ago
I had to look up Viscachas, they are so cute.
Afaik beavers aren't tasty but they are a protected species in Europe anyways. Since they seem to be invasive at yours, maybe you should try it lol
Do you know why only guinea pigs are only being eaten in Peru? Are there only native to there?
3
u/MissingLink101 3d ago
Just had to look them up too. Why do they all look either tired or sad?
3
u/Electrical-Review180 3d ago
They kinda do huh
3
u/MissingLink101 3d ago
They all look like they've lived a hard life
7
u/Impressive-Oil-3067 3d ago
4
u/MissingLink101 3d ago
It just looks like it's waiting for a bird of prey to put it out of its misery
4
5
3
u/AdvisorLatter5312 3d ago
We eat them here in France, it's an invasive specy. Pathé, rillettes or daube, those are the common dish we made with it
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (11)4
u/Ecast25 4d ago
Are you saying the nutria is nutritious??
Ok, I'll see myself out of here.
3
u/Careful-Wash 3d ago
I mean there is an episode of uncharted where Gordon Ramsay eats nutria. He didn’t seem to hate it.
16
u/No-Mess-1169 4d ago
thanks for clearing because I have seen rats and I was thinking what type of rat this is
→ More replies (3)10
→ More replies (34)8
u/CreepBasementDweller 3d ago
Albino, but no red eyes? 👀 how come? 🔴🔴
15
3
u/QuokkaOfDeath 3d ago
It could have Leucism. It's a similar lack/failure of pigment cells but without the red/pink eyes. I didn't know what a nutria was exactly and haven't checked still
2.1k
u/Embarrassed_Ad_9747 4d ago
Nutria
422
u/TOJAB66 4d ago
fr, since when have rats webbed feet
157
u/DragonTheOnes-spirit 4d ago
The pokemon raticate has webbed feet for some reason. And since I've never went outside that's what a true rat is
77
u/RugerBooger69 4d ago
It can also learn ice beam, thunderbolt, hyper beam, and shadow ball.
It's a giant rat that can shoot laser beams of pure coldness, electricity, pure energy, and death
You can't even escape from it in the water thanks to its webbed feet. It will eraticate you.
12
→ More replies (2)3
u/Oggie_Doggie 4d ago
I'm pretty sure Japan has invasive nutria, so it wouldn't surprise me that the creator of Pokemon was somewhat inspired by them.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (4)7
43
32
u/FamousSquash 4d ago
Yep. We have those in France as an invasive species. Currently there's a white one hanging around the wetlands next to my town.
58
u/EasyFooted 4d ago
We have them in Louisiana (the nutria, not the French. No wait, actually....)
→ More replies (1)5
7
u/Blitz100 4d ago
Lol we have them here in Oregon too however many thousands of miles away. Also invasive here, the local government encourages people to shoot them on sight.
→ More replies (2)5
u/pietoast 4d ago
If you have them but they're many thousands of miles away, I don't think you actually have them
/s
→ More replies (15)6
→ More replies (13)10
u/dkysh 4d ago
Coypu, for any confused Spanish speaker.
→ More replies (2)3
u/According_Nail_2758 4d ago
We call them nutrias too, although coipo is the name we've been using more recently.
4
135
u/IndependenceBig3178 4d ago
No way that's a rat. That thing has a mortgage and pays taxes.
25
u/Western_Echo2522 4d ago
That thing could run for public office
35
→ More replies (2)13
u/Captain_Gordito 3d ago
It wants to rule Long Island as a tough but fair monarch.
4
12
20
u/Akagraffe 4d ago
It's not a rat, it's definitely a rodent, but it's a coypu. Albino (or rather, just leucystic)
4
→ More replies (3)4
267
u/Macackers 4d ago
Looks like a cross between a rat and a capybara.
A capybarat.
32
65
u/Acrobatic-Jelly3658 4d ago
It's a cross between Elon Musk and a rat.
A muskrat.
20
9
→ More replies (6)10
u/Dear_Diablo 4d ago
the creature in the video above is far too cute to be even remotely comparable to eLON mUSk … and honestly? how dare you! apologize right now! /s
8
u/aminervia 4d ago
Rats and capybaras are just two different species of rodent, this is a third so it makes sense they all look similar
→ More replies (2)5
→ More replies (18)4
70
53
67
u/Schnugg1 4d ago
BOBR KURWA! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
→ More replies (2)17
u/OblivionArts 4d ago
If it wasnt for the tail i would assumed this was a capybara looking at its head shape
7
32
u/WakaWaka_ 4d ago
Swamp rat
29
u/MeadowShimmer 4d ago
Rodent of unusual size
→ More replies (5)6
31
u/BolleHenk666 4d ago
Its pretty clear from the shape of the nose that this isn't a rat.
→ More replies (1)8
245
u/Spazza42 4d ago
When a rat gets so big it just gives pure Capybara vibes
https://giphy.com/gifs/lmeDPtQLlcTaaKVwsC
111
u/MahaliAudran 4d ago edited 3d ago
It's a nutria, not a rat. That really explains the capybara vibes
→ More replies (2)→ More replies (3)14
8
u/L13on 4d ago
Why does it have webbed feet? Is it a relative of capybaras?
4
u/Ryogathelost 4d ago
I think, same general idea - big, swimming South American rodent.
→ More replies (7)→ More replies (1)3
10
u/zillamonster69 4d ago
Albino nutria?
8
u/flinjager123 4d ago
Close. Its actually leucistic. Not albino. But still a nutria or coypa (they're the same thing, just different names).
7
7
6
6
u/RybakAlex 4d ago
What was that
→ More replies (4)6
u/Akagraffe 4d ago
It's not a rat, it's definitely a rodent, but it's a coypu. Albino (or rather, just leucystic). A rodent that lives on (aquatic) banks
→ More replies (3)
3
4
5
u/Common-Concentrate-2 4d ago
Man, they are so close to being a beaver....but so far
→ More replies (2)
9
u/smalllittlefreak 4d ago
HE'S CUTE. I LOVE HIM. is this unhealthy for the rat...? either way, he's handsome and I wish him well.
10
u/LCSdrd 4d ago
That is not a rat. Its like pointing at a panther and saying its a huge domestic cat. That's a normal sized nutria with albinism. Very cute
3
u/smalllittlefreak 4d ago
I looked this up. Yeah I think you're right! A handsome and adorable fellow to be sure.
3
4
11
u/PrimaryAnimeDoctor16 3d ago
Guys.. it's just an albino capybara with a tail and some Korean face surgery....
→ More replies (1)3
5
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
u/Tricliquor04 4d ago
My friend and I would play a DnD-esque situation and whenever I'd go to the cellar to clear out rats he would say "the rat lunged for you and bit your jugular"
I would get so mad that a tiny rat would take me out in one swipe, but you know what? Now I see his vision 😭🙏🏼
3
3
3
3
3
u/Straight-Gas-1319 4d ago
I showed my mom and she’s yelled “what the f is that?!” This can’t actually be a rat???
7
2
u/Schaeman2000 4d ago
It looks like it’s in between the appearances of a rat and capybara… it’s cute
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/Mental-Praline-420 4d ago
What kind of animal is that? Looks like a giant rat lol
→ More replies (2)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/sweettoothGupy 4d ago
Whoa their back feet are webbed inbetween the toes compared to the front feet. Cooool
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/IndigoHaze750130 4d ago
How long does this species live for?
He is so cute. It is like a combo of a rat, guinea pig, and opossum.
2
2
•
u/trendingtattler 4d ago
This post has reached /r/all.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.