Coypu patch on the muzzle, webbed hind feet, and large, bright orange-yellow incisors. The nipples of female coypu are high on her flanks, to allow their young to feed while the female is in the water. A coypu is often mistaken for a muskrat, another widely dispersed, semiaquatic rodent that occupies the same wetland habitats. The muskrat, however, is smaller and more tolerant of cold climates, and has a laterally flattened tail it uses to assist in swimming, whereas the tail of a coypu is round. It can also be mistaken for a small beaver, as beavers and coypus have very
Gordon (given name) "-o", "-onis". The given name is thought to have been used in honour of Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833–85), who was killed at Khartoum. The masculine given name can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gòrdan. The diminutive Gord may also be used as a nickname. Gordon (given name) Gordon is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Scottish surname "Gordon". It is uncertain if this surname originated from a place name in Scotland or in France. The Gordon in Berwickshire, where the family who bore the surname held lands in the 12th