How high a fence can the nutria (Myocastor coypus) climb? – Climbing test of an anti-intrusion fence

Yuji TAKENOSHITA, Ayaka YANAGIHARA, Michihiro YAGAMI & Shuji KOBAYASHI

We performed repeatedfence-climbing experiments on these animals and found that when the fences were fixed to the posts, the animals could climb heights approximately 1.5 times the body length. 

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