Muskrats on feeding platform with cattail roots in mouth

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Muskrat s Ondatra zibethica New York Chiefly aquatic Lives in marshes edges of ponds lakes and streams Moves overland especially in autumn Feeds on aquatic vegetation also clams frogs and fish on occasion Builds houses in shallow water and also burrows in banks One family to each house One of the most valuable fur animals

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Size: 5492px × 3661px
Location: New York USA
Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, arvicolinae, cattail, endotherm, endothermic, fauna, herbivore, herbivorous, large, mammalia, muridae, muskrat, musquash, nature, ny, ondatra, polygamous, rat, rodent, rodentia, roots, sciurognathi, usa, vertebrate, vertebrates, warm-blooded, water, wet, wildlife, york, zibethica, zibethicus, zoology