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Skriven 2007-04-04 11:26:58 av mark lewis (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: NEW YEARS GIFT!
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 >GJ> Did he like the durian?   One of my favourite fruits, although 
 >GJ> for some reason not popular in USA or Europe.

 > he described it as "smells like feet and feels and tastes like 
 > rotten onion" when he was jay leno's show.

 GJ> Definitely not the words of a durian lover!  I find it tastes more
 GJ> like a garlicky soft matured cheese combined with ripe jackfruit.

my sentiments, too...
 
 > i have, however, seen him eat tambilok (aka mangrove worm), klia, 
 > and nutria... pretty (ummm) wierd stuff, there... there's also the 
 > deepfried day old chickens, soup #5, uok (aka coconut grub larvae), 
 > stuffed frog, and cuy (aka guinea pig) ;)              

 GJ> Some of those I don't recognise - klia, nutria - but the others are

k'lia is being discussed now and actually, from the posted recipe, doesn't seem
to be too awful bad...

nutria (aka coypu), on the other hand, is a rodent critter that has been
imported into the bayou areas of louisiana from south america...

===== quoting http://www.nutria.com/site3.php =====
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata (vertebrates)
Class: Mammalia (mammals)
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Family: Myocastoridae
Genus: Myocastor
Species: coypus

The nutria, Myocastor coypus, is a large semi-aquatic rodent. The generic name
is derived from two Greek words (mys, for mouse, and kastor, for beaver) that
translate as mouse beaver. The specific name coypus is the Latinized form of
coypu, a name in the language of the Araucanian Indians of south-central Chile
and adjacent parts of Argentina for an aquatic mammal that was possibly this
species. In most of the world the animal is called coypu, but in North America
the animal is called nutria. In the rest of the world, nutria is the name of
the fur of the animal.

Nutria are smaller than a beaver but larger than a muskrat; unlike beavers or
muskrats, however, it has a round, slightly haired tail. The forelegs are small
compared with its body size. The forepaws, have five toes; four are clawed and
the fifth is reduced in size. The digits are used to groom and to excavate
roots, rhizomes, and burrows, and are used in feeding. The hindfoot consists of
four webbed, strongly clawed toes and one unwebbed toe. The hind legs are large
compared with the forelegs; consequently, when moving on land, the nutria's
chest drags on the ground and its back appears hunched. Although appearing
awkward, the nutria is capable of fast overland travel for considerable
distances. The ears are small and the eyes are set high on the head. The nose
and mouth are valvular (i.e., can be closed to prevent entry of water), and
nutria are capable of swimming long distances underwater. When pursed while
underwater, nutria can see and will take evasive action to avoid capture.

Males are slightly larger then females. Nutria weigh an average of 12.0 pounds
(5.4 kg). Females have four pairs of mammary glands that are located on the
side of the body, rather than on the belly. Presumably, this positioning of the
mammary glands allow the young to nurse with their nose above the water's
surface while the mother is floating.

Nutria breed year round and are extremely prolific. Males reach sexual maturity
between 4 and 9 months, whereas, females reach sexual maturity between 3 and 9
months. Sexual maturity may vary with habitat quality. With a gestation period
of only 130 days, in one year, an adult nutria can produce two litters and be
pregnant for a third. The number of young in a litter ranges from 1-13 with an
average of 4.5 young. Females can breed within a day of having a litter. Litter
size can vary with age of female, habitat quality and time of year. The young
nutria at birth are fully furred and the eyes are open. Newborn nutria feed on
vegetation within hours and will nurse for 7-8 weeks.

Nutria are well adapted for movement on land, however, are more at home in the
water. In the coastal marshes they are often seen moving about leisurely in the
daytime, but their period of greatest feeding activity is just prior to sunrise
and after sunset. Nutria are strict vegetarians, consuming their food both on
land and water, where they shove aquatic plants to their mouths with their
forepaws. These animals consume approximately 25 percent of their weight daily.
Nutria predominately feed on the base of plant stems and dig for roots and
rhizomes in the winter. They often construct circular platforms of compacted,
coarse emergent vegetation, which they use for feeding, birthing, resting and
grooming. Nutria may also construct burrows in levees, dikes and embankments.

(Lowery, 1974; Kinler, Linscombe, Ramsey, 1987, Genesis Laboratories, Inc.,
2002)
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