Nitria (also called the Mountain of Nitria or Petoou Mpihosm in Greek and Latin sources) is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt and is located in the Nitrian Desert. [1] It was the first of the three major centers of Christian monastic activity in the Lower Egypt, the other two being Kellia and Scetis. [1]

The nutria (/ ˈ n juː t r i ə /) or coypu (/ ˈ k ɔɪ p uː /) (Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, [4] Myocastor has since been …

The nutria (Myocastor coypus), a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, was originally brought to the United States in 1889 for its fur.When the nutria fur market collapsed in the 1940s, thousands of nutria escaped or were released into the wild by ranchers who could no longer afford to feed and house them.

In the 330s, Saint Amun founded Nitria, only 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Alexandria, using the rules of Saint Anthony. He founded a second centre, Kellia , on Anthony's suggestion, deeper into the desert.

2018年9月12日 · Rodents are known for being pests, but the nutria may be the worst of them. The orange-toothed, semi-aquatic rodents from South America, which can grow to be up to 20 pounds, have become invasive ...

2023年4月19日 · Nutria (Myocastor coypus) are relatively big rodents that grow to between 17 and 25 inches long (43 to 64 centimeters) from head to rump, which is about the same size as a raccoon.Their tail adds ...

2022年2月7日 · Larger than muskrats and smaller than beavers, two native mammals that share similar habitats, nutria first found their way to the United States around the turn of the 20th century as part of the ...

Nitria was founded in AD 330 by Ammon and quickly attracted thousands of monks through the remainder of the 4th century. [1] By 390, it evolved from a loose collection of solitary monks to an organized community with bankers, merchants and church services. [1]