Muskrat

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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethica

Size: to 14" (body)

Habitat: in and around water

Notes:
Muskrats sometimes build a water "house", like a beaver, although they don't build dams. Common anywhere there is suitable watery habitat.

Muskrat
Muskrat
Orange teeth?

towing bit
A huge towing bit in use on a turn-of-the-century tugboat. Notice the smaller deck cleat and the steam-powered capstan in the foreground.

Printed from njscuba.net