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 ...

I am fascinated by a small, fuzzy critter that is found just about anywhere there might be a spot of water in the United States and Canada. Not to mention, it has mastered a wide range of habitats and ...

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 ...

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 ...