Massive invasive rat now living on the canal.

Danzy

Phileas Frog wrote: »

That's an article from 2012 which has nothing to do with rats?

Think how much he will have grown in 7 years

The high horse brigade

How will they distinguish between these and the local native humans?

Danzy

The high horse brigade wrote: »

How will they distinguish between these and the local native humans?

One has yellow teeth, the other Orange.

There may be more differences to those who study these things.

loyatemu

I've seen these things in France, they look more like otters or beavers than rats.

mrsdewinter

I live near Ashtown and a few months ago I saw what looked like an otter in the canal. Longer nose than a rat. That's how I decided it was an otter, at any rate.

The local Facebook page is up in arms this morning, with claims of 'fake news' at this coypu notice. It's just that nobody in the group has seen a coypu, and we're wondering who made the sighting and how Waterways Ireland decides to make such calls.

thomasj

The Enbalmer wrote: »

It's not an otter.

The people in rathbourne park have been telling each other there's otters when they're not.

https://twitter.com/tonyduffin/status/1074951604749635584?s=09

Taken at phibsboro before Christmas last year

Safe to say there are otters in the royal canal

dhaughton99

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I live near Ashtown and a few months ago I saw what looked like an otter in the canal. Longer nose than a rat. That's how I decided it was an otter, at any rate.

The local Facebook page is up in arms this morning, with claims of 'fake news' at this coypu notice. It's just that nobody in the group has seen a coypu, and we're wondering who made the sighting and how Waterways Ireland decides to make such calls.

I also get the impression that it made it way from Cork to Dublin.

d15ude

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

Misleading and sensational title to the thread too. It's not a Rat. It's probably an otter and possibly a Coypu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

The coypu (from Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu;[3][4] Myocastor coypus), also known as the nutria,[1][5] is a large, herbivorous,[6] semiaquatic rodent. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae,[7] Myocastor is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.

d15ude

Rat or not, it carries diseases:
"They also carry a number of diseases harmful to humans and domestic animals."

https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0322/1037897-coypu-royal-canal/

Former Former

dhaughton99 wrote: »

I also get the impression that it made it way from Cork to Dublin.

Probably still goes back down every Friday with a big bag of laundry for his mam.

Avatar MIA

Former Former wrote: »

Probably still goes back down every Friday with a big bag of laundry for his mam.

And if he travels down by rivers he'll still beat many cars travelling the M7/8.

Purple Mountain

Like something out of a Hitchcock film.

Birdie Num Num

Avatar MIA wrote: »

And if he travels down by rivers he'll still beat many cars travelling the M7/8.

Probably take the greenway.

Slattsy

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

I know a friend who has spotted otters in the Royal Canal recently. Definitely otters. Not disputing this as I know they have been in the river Lee but any details on who reported the sightings.

Otters I believe. Definitely.

Avatar MIA

Good at'in in them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxsZtrlytCs&t=622s


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Started watching and ended up watching to the end. Interesting. They don't make regular tv programmes like that anymore. Animals being shot, and a dead mother having her stomach slit open and live offspring taken out:eek:

septictank

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Started watching and ended up watching to the end. Interesting. They don't make regular tv programmes like that anymore. Animals being shot, and a dead mother having her stomach slit open and live offspring taken out:eek:

Kinda why I pulled it lol.

Interesting old film alright, spooky music at the start got me hooked.

Purple Mountain

septictank wrote: »

Kinda why I pulled it lol.

Interesting old film alright, spooky music at the start got me hooked.

Your username is very fitting here.

Hector Savage

Why the hell does it have such bright orange teeth ??

PhoenixParker

This was shared on a Facebook group I'm a member of. Identifying details removed.

Force Carrier

Hector Savage wrote: »

Why the hell does it have such bright orange teeth ??

It might be a courtship ritual.

Avatar MIA

ANYHOO

False alarm, was an otter all along :pac:

Wheeliebin30

There’s more rats than humans in most cities.

Why are people shocked by this?

Tacklebox

That's nothing, we've racoons in North Clare ;D

thomasj

Mistaken identity ! Believed to be the native Irish otter

https://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-large-rodent-warning-a-case-of-mistaken-identity-say-waterways-ireland-912635.html

Avatar MIA

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

There’s more rats than humans in most cities.

Why are people shocked by this?

They specifically attack crops, and do a lot of economic damage.

odyssey06

Tacklebox wrote: »

That's nothing, we've racoons in North Clare ;D

I know they look cute and all but do the rest of us a favour and shoot on sight.
If one of them gets into your shed or attic it's a nightmare.

AndrewJRenko

Hector Savage wrote: »

Why the hell does it have such bright orange teeth ??

Have you ever tried brushing the fecker's teeth? It's really hard.

thomasj wrote: »

Mistaken identity ! Believed to be the native Irish otter

https://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-large-rodent-warning-a-case-of-mistaken-identity-say-waterways-ireland-912635.html

Ah pull the otter one.

Blueshoe

Turns out it's not true. A mistake

DellyBelly

I live up that way and put out loads of rat poison. Hopefully it takes it and that will be the end of it

Former Former

DellyBelly wrote: »

I live up that way and put out loads of rat poison. Hopefully it takes it and that will be the end of it

Tell me this is a pisstake. I don't want to live in a world where anyone is this stupid.

Please.