Muskrat

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?

In 1994, newly certified diver Tracy Baker Wagner started the first website for New Jersey divers - NJScuba.com. Although this project got off to a great start, after 1998 it stalled, as Tracy moved on to other interests.

NJScuba.com
Bits of the old NJScuba can still be found scattered throughout the new NJScuba