The fur called “nutria” comes from the beaver-rat, called the copyu. It is a large, rat-like animal found in’ streams in the southern part of the South American continent. The copyu is sometimes exhibited alive in England by showmen at country fairs, who pretend that it is a giant sewer rat.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19121, 14 July 1930, Page 1
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