Can you close your lips behind your teeth? No, you can't. Because you're not a muskrat. Bet you can't close your ears when you dive underwater either. There's a lot more to the magnificent muskrat ...

Muskrats are medium-sized semi-aquatic rodents, commonly found throughout the U.S. The Missouri Department of Conservation says muskrats help control populations of plants and small animals they ...

We were touring the neighborhood backroads one summer evening when the kids noticed a sleek movement through a small pond. At first, we thought it was a beaver, but its smaller size and — once we got ...

There is an ever-present muskrat swimming around the docks at the far end of the road at Frisco Bay Marina. This furry aquatic animal is probably pretty safe from most predators, but if he were ...

Muskrats are common in many of the islands ponds and wetlands. At only two to four pounds they are much smaller than their cousin the beaver which can easily reach 50 pounds. If you see a mammal ...

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a common mammal found in marshes, stream banks and around shallow-water areas throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They are semi-aquatic and live in stream, river ...

A Dover friend and I routinely meet at the Cocheco River to kayak on warm summer afternoons. I’m always amazed at the wildlife along this river that runs through downtown Dover. Just a half-mile ...

This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I reside. Not much snow, but enough cold temperatures to start freezing the lakes. The small lakes and ponds freeze up tight right away, but ...

This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and enters its bank den with a ...