The fur is why muskrats can swim in nearly freezing cold water or stand around on the ice in winter and not be cold. They spend a lot of time grooming and taking care of their fur. Muskrats spend ...

Video cameras placed inside lodges by researchers have revealed that it’s not unusual for one or two muskrats to move in with a beaver family during winter. Even though both rodent species swim ...

Edible plants, however, serve two purposes for muskrats. They will eat whatever parts of the plants are appealing, then use the rest to fortify the walls of their habitats for the winter.

At River Raisin National Battlefield Park, a site in southeast Michigan that commemorates a crushing U.S. defeat during the War of 1812, visitors may spot a human-size muskrat — and perhaps even ...

The Dutch Water Authorities (UwV) caught considerably more muskrats and coypus last year. They tracked down over 65,000 ...