A nutria, also known as coypus or swamp rats, is seen in the bushes in Edirne, Turkiye on February 08, 2025. The nutrias from the rodent family that is native to South America and lives in wetlands, is among the invasive species that affects natural habitats by hunting the eggs of water birds as well as plants. Nutrias which were first seen in Thrace in 1984, continue to live around the Tundzha and Maritsa rivers. (Photo by Alper Tuydes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
