Normally, I think rats are disgusting. We had a nest of them in our back yard in Salt Lake City. Discovered them when we tore down a shed and found a cache of empty walnut shells.
But I make an exception for Coypu. These guys are Beatrix Potter cute. Muskrats that have emigrated from farms in the north, they've taken up residence on the Arno's banks. They're the size of small beavers -- and just as hairy.
Along with noisy families of ducks and geese, we seem to have a clutch of Coypu outside our window. Fodor's or Frommer's -- one of the Florence guidebooks -- says you're lucky if you catch a glimpse...
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