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Myocaster coypus


Myocaster coypus
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Copyright: Paula van Balen (pvb) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 16 N: 495] (1861)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-21
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Pentax K100D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro, 58 mm UV Hama
Exposure: f/8, 1/15 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-25 13:07
Viewed: 1192
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Myocaster coypus
The coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus) is a large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent native to South America, but now also present in Europe, Asia, and North America. In most regions, the coypu is considered a pest. However in eastern Europe and Central Asia, it is still valued for its fur. It is the only species in the genus Myocastor and is sometimes given its own family: Myocastoridae. The coypu, an herbivore, has been introduced from South America to every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Africa is the only continent where the introduced coypu never became fully established. The animal is adapted to subtropical to mild temperate climates.
There are two common names used in the English language for Myocastor coypus. Coypus originated from the Amerindian Araucanian language word coypu or kóypu and was adopted by American Spanish as Coipo is generally used in Europe and Latin America. This avoids confusion with the term "nutria," which is Spanish for carnivores commonly called otters (Lutra sp.) in British and American English. In North America and Asia, the term nutria is the more commonly used one for Myocastor coypus.
The coypu somewhat resembles a very large rat in appearance. Adults are typically 5–9 kg (10-20 lbs) in weight, and 40–60 cm (15-24 in) in body length, with a 30–45 cm (12-18 in) tail. They can also be identified by their bright orange-yellow incisor teeth (unlike rats, which have brownish yellow incisors). The nipples of female coypu are on their back. This allows their young to feed while the female is in the water.
Coypu can also be mistaken for another widely dispersed semi-aquatic rodent that occupies the same wetland habitats, the muskrat. However, the muskrat is smaller, more tolerant of cold climates, and has a dorso/ventrally flattened tail that it uses to assist in swimming, whereas the tail of a coypu is round.
The distribution of coypu tends to expand and contract with successive cold or mild winters. During cold winters, coypu often suffer frostbite on their tails leading to infection or death. Populations of coypu under these circumstances often contract and even become locally or regionally extinct (as in the Scandinavian countries during the 1980s). During mild winters, their ranges tend to expand northward
Wikipedia

Photo taken in Dierenpark Amersfoort
iso speed ratings: 800
Focal length: 170/1 mm
mikou, jeanpaul, SkyF, JORAPAVI, dew77, RAP, CTP, vanderschelden, Alain_cdn has marked this note useful
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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2006-11-25 13:13]

Hi Paula.
Very nice capture.Great portrait,almost macro-shot :-).
Beautiful details and very nice natural colours.
Very nice work.
Thanks and greetings.
Milos

Très bonne photo, bien nette, bien claire, elle me fait plaisir car je n' en ai pas vu pendant mon voyage au Canada. Thomas

Salut Paula
Quel belle photo en portrait avec ce bel animal qui ressemble a notre castor! Les couleurs sont sublimes.La composition est très belle ainsi que les détails!

Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2006-11-26 2:24]

Hi Paula,

A very nice shot with good sharpness and details even you shot it with iso 800,well done and TFS

Paul

Allo Paula,
This is a very good capture of this nice animal. I love those great details and very good composition you caught here. Colors are very natural. This is very well done and thanks,
Claudine

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-11-26 7:23]

Bonjour Paula!

félicitations pour les détails et bravo pour le focus.
Merci pour le partage.
joseph

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-11-26 10:16]

Hello Paula,
very nice closeup with a good POV. Sharpness and colors are very nice.
TFS..Sky

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-11-26 22:35]

Hello Paula

Super job on the POV and DOF.You got a very good close up of this animal.It is similar to our Muskrat.Excellent details , with well saturated colours.really good detail in the ear ,eye,and front paw.TFS

Rob

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2006-11-27 15:26]

I saw some of these swimming in a lake in Italy and have some video footage of them playing on the banks. I never saw one so close up. Wonderful details and a nice composition

TFS

Karan

Hola Paula,
Una retrato de gran belleza y calidad. Me gusta la pose de la nutria que parece estar atenta a sus cosas. Un saludo

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-11-28 7:24]

Hello Paula,
Wonderful capture.I liked details,sharpness,framing and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-11-28 17:09]

Bonito primer plano Paula con gran agudeza, mostrando muy buenos detalles del mamífero.
Me gusta el punto de vista captado y el encuadre elegido, saliendo el animal desde un vértice de la imagen.
Excelente control de la iluminación y foco a pesar de la escasa velocidad de la captura.
Sólo criticaría un ligero ruido de fondo, seguramente como consecuencia del uso de ISO800.
Gran presentación... gracias por compartirla.
Un cordial saludo desde Buenos Aires... Ricardo

Beautiful close up Paula with great sharpness, showing very good details of the mammal.
I like the captured point of view and the elected framing, going out the animal from a vertex of the image.
Excellent control of the illumination and focus in spite of the low speed of the capture.
Only I would criticize a slight bottom noise, surely as consequence of the use of ISO800.
Great presentation... thank you for sharing.
A cordial greeting from Buenos Aires... Ricardo

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-11-28 18:40]

Hi Paula,
Great capture of Myocaster coypus.
I like your focus,sharpness,colors,pov,dof,frame and note.TFS
Chris

Ha Paula,

Mooie close-up van deze moerasbever.
goed scherp
perfect van kleur
Goede compositie

TFS Thijs

Hi Paula,
Goede compositie.
Ogen en neus hebben de vereiste scherpte.
Bedankt..
Annick

Hello Paula,

Very good portrait of this animal, when I saw the thumbnail I did think that it was one of our American Beaver. Great focus and very good details. TFS.

Alain

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-12-17 18:01]

Hi Paula
Well seen and captured. Good colours, sharpnes and POV. Also good nopte.
Well done

osse

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