can anyone think of an animal beggining with the letter N?

Answer 1

A Nat

Answer 2

A large, water-dwelling rodent, the Nutria often floats just under the surface with only its eyes and nose exposed. It is not a native North American but was introduced in Louisiana in the 1930s for its fur. Many Nutrias escaped from the fur farms, and before long there were enormous numbers in the wild. When populations are high, Nutrias may destroy stream banks, eat all the wild plants in an area, and raid rice and other crops.

Look For: A large brown aquatic rodent with a long round tail. Lives in marshes but makes a burrow in the bank, not a lodge. Often grunts loudly, like a pig, at dusk.

Length: Body 12-36" long.

Habitat: Streams, ponds, and marshes.

Range: Mostly in the lower Mississippi River area, but scattered colonies north to New Jersey. Also in Washington and Oregon.

i was gonna say northern elephant seal, but i found nutria... anyways, i like the question. n animals are a bit rare... ü

Answer 3

NUTRIA

description Large aquatic rodent. Brown above; somewhat paler below. Long, scaly, sparsely haired rounded tail. Muzzle and chin whitish. Ears and eyes small. Incisors dark orange, protruding beyond lips. Hindfeet longer than forefeet, with inner 4 toes webbed. Male larger than female.

The generic name for this nocturnal aquatic rodent comes from the Greek words for "mouse" (mys) and "beaver" (kastor). Although it often feeds on land, when disturbed the Nutria returns to the water, often with a loud splash. It can remain submerged for several minutes and often floats just under the surface with only eyes and nose exposed. Its nest of plant materials is made either in a burrow dug in a riverbank, with an entrance aboveground or in shallow water; or in the burrow of another animal or in the house of an American Beaver or a muskrat. Feeding on almost any terrestrial or aquatic green plant, the Nutria also consumes some grain, sometimes dipping its food into water before eating. It may occupy feeding platforms to rest and to avoid terrestrial predators. Like the lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas), the Nutria reingests fecal pellets in order to digest food more completely while at rest. Courtship features much chasing, fighting, and biting. The young are born fully haired and with eyes open. Within 24 hours, the well-developed young swim with their mother and nibble green plants. Introduced in Louisiana in the 1930s for their fur, many Nutrias escaped from captivity during the hurricane floodings of the 1940s, multiplied enormously in the wild, and became more important than muskrats to Louisiana’s trapping industry. More than 1 million Nutrias were taken in Louisiana in 1984 and 1985. However, the fur industry collapsed in the late 1980s, and in 1991 only 134,000 Nutrias were taken. The long, coarse guard hairs are used in making felt for hats; the soft belly fur, resembling that of the American Beaver, is used for coats and linings. When populations are high, Nutrias may undermine stream banks, deplete wild vegetation, and raid rice and other crops.



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NUTHATCH

The nuthatches are a family, Sittidae, of generally very similar small passerine birds found throughout the Northern hemisphere.

The nuthatch family, Sittidae, traditionally contained 23 species. The subfamily Sittinae held the 22 species of “true” nuthatches, and the subfamily Tichodromadinae held a single species, the unique Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria, which is now separated in its own family, Tichodromadidae.

Most nuthatches are woodland birds, although a few species have adapted to rocky habitats. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike species such as woodpeckers which can only go upwards.

Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. Their shape is distinctive, and all species are recognizable as nuthatches if one has been seen.

They are generally omnivorous, taking insects, nuts and seeds. Most are resident, but the Red-breasted Nuthatch migrates from the north of its range.

Nests are in holes or crevices. In some species the size of the hole is reduced by the building of a mud wall.

This group gets its name from the habit of the Eurasian Nuthatch of wedging a nut in a crevice in a tree, and then hacking at it with its strong bill.

The list of species below, all in the genus Sitta (Linnaeus, 1758), is probably the maximum. Some taxonomists consider that some of the indicated species are in fact conspecific

Answer 4

Netherland Dwarf Rabbit

Answer 5

Northern River Otter,Nutria,Northern Pike

Answer 6

Nutria
newt
Norman Bates

Answer 7

National Show Horse.

Answer 8

Is that a trivia question? There are NO animals(reptiles, birds, etc) that begin with the letter N

Answer 9

Nightingale

Answer 10

Actually its spelt Gnat with a 'g' not an 'n'!! What about a New Guinea Tree Frog (I know its kind of cheating!) or a Nycticorax nycticorax which is the latin name for a black-crowned night heron!!

Answer 11

Well a dog beginging with a letter N is Norfolk terrrior