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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethica

Photo by othp
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Description:

cca. 50cm long, i spotted this animal in a rain canal. There are no fishes i the canal, only frogs, newts and water plants. I found holes with cca. 15cm diameter along the canal. Maybe a beaver (castor fiber) or muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)?

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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethica
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PublishedApril 27, 2011

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