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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Photo by bee.jacbs
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Two muskrats foraging in a small hole in the ice. The lake was still frozen solid enough that there were many people ice fishing. These muskrats would dive down and then bring up reeds and eat them on top of the ice.

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lovely series. Thanks for sharing.

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