Hutia, groundhog-like rodents nicknamed banana rats by military personnel, forage along a roadside at Guantanamo Bay's Camp America on August 5, 2008.

Some hutia species have been eaten to extinction around the Caribbean. But at Guantanamo colonies are so healthy that they're damaging the landscape by denuding trees and undergrowth. Scientists have partnered with the Toledo Zoo to work at the base to study the rare rodents' behavior and habitat.

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