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EDIRNE, TURKEY - FEB. 02: Number of Coypu , a rodent species native to South America has increased in Thrace due to floods coming from eastern Europe.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Academician, Biologist Beytullah Ozkan said Coypus, were brought to Europe in 1900s to make fur from coypu’s peltry.Ozkan said Coypu, also known as nutria was first seen in Turkey in 1973 in eastern Igdir province, came from Caucasia, and it was seen in Thrace for the first time in 1984 after escaping from Bulgarian farms.Coypus live in burrows alongside stretches of water, and feeds on river plant stems.Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has since been introduced to Europe and Asia, primarily by fur farmers.Also the habitat of coypus in Thrace, region in Southeast Europe, is expanding.The coypu resembles a very large rat, or a beaver with a small tail. Adults are typically 4–9 kg in weight, and 40–60 cm in body length, with a 30 to 45 cm tail.Being one of the world's larger extant rodents, each coypu consumes large amounts of vegetation. An individual consumes about 25% of its body weight daily, and feeds year-round. (Footage by Gökhan Balci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)