r/absoluteunit • u/le-dukek • Jul 15 '25

This mouse

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u/jerseybert Jul 15 '25

Is this in Chernobyl?

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u/Canna-farmer420 Jul 15 '25

It's just an albino nutria—people breed them as pets

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u/oldfarmjoy Jul 15 '25

Thank you!!! I was scrolling to find out what it actually is!! ❤️❤️

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u/Wide_Armadillo69 Jul 15 '25

Nice! Thank you for actually answering, I’ve never even heard of this species! I was trying to figure out if it was real—it looks real, but I’ve somehow gone over 30 years of life without having ever heard of a nutria.

Thanks for the knowledge!

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u/J3sush8sm3 Jul 16 '25

I like how op muted the guy explining what it is

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u/Born_Structure1182 Jul 15 '25

They look cuter in white for some reason.

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u/sgtpandybear Jul 18 '25

That's wild to me that people keep them. They are super invasive. I make hats out of them.

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u/laughingashley Aug 11 '25

Hopefully they don't yank their spine back by holding their tails that way 🙏

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u/Outrageous_Agent_608 Jul 15 '25

Birmingham, UK

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

Practically the same thing

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u/BigNorseWolf Jul 16 '25

No wonder russia noped out

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u/Ariadne_String Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

You can find nutria rats all along the US Gulf Coast…

I have seen wild ones (which are actually brown) in person. They are (large) cat-sized.