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Recent Examples of muskrat
That said, muskrats are actually more closely related to woodland mice, Albers said.
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024
The beach is also connected to a larger 185-acre park with a boardwalk for those who want to spot wildlife like muskrats, deer, alligators, and native bird species.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
And Coop’s software can categorize nearby predators from muskrats to hawks to dogs with a 98-percent accuracy.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
The town would also need to purchase the necessary muskrat traps and be willing to take on any liability placing them in the park would cause.
—Patrick Camp The Cullman Times, al, 7 July 2023
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024
The beach is also connected to a larger 185-acre park with a boardwalk for those who want to spot wildlife like muskrats, deer, alligators, and native bird species.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
And Coop’s software can categorize nearby predators from muskrats to hawks to dogs with a 98-percent accuracy.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
The town would also need to purchase the necessary muskrat traps and be willing to take on any liability placing them in the park would cause.
—Patrick Camp The Cullman Times, al, 7 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muskrat
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Trapping beavers to meet the initial treaty requirements eventually became impossible.Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
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Savannah enjoys photographing North American beavers in this pond in Jackson, Wyoming.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Research on dairy farms has shown the virus spreads efficiently between mammals, including from cows to other species like raccoons and cats.Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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At last, a show about retirees, with their mink coats and cha-cha lessons.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Wispy hybrids, classic sets, 35mm minks, and more, lash extensions provided a semi-permanent alternative to strip lashes and mascara.Cierra Black, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Ledge Light Health District said that a racoon found on Cedar Drive in the town of North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies on December 9, 2024.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, most commonly known and referenced are the state flower (the purple iris), the state bird (the mockingbird), the state fruit (the tomato), the state tree (the tulip poplar), the state wild animal (the racoon), and the state horse (the Tennessee Walking Horse).Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 22 Jan. 2024
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Absent any last minute rabbits videoed popping up in magician’s hats, then the key date looks like being January 19.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jaguars also eat peccaries, capybaras, pacas, agoutis, deer, opossum, rabbits, armadillos, caimans, turtles and livestock, depending on their habitat.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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There are others too: gorilla, aardvark, Himalayan blue sheep, the Giant Japanese Salamander and the Asian small-clawed otter, to name a few.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
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Over the past 50 years, otter populations have rebounded with federal protection.Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
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But the honeyguide bird is an exception that actually calls to the badgers, despite the potential danger of predation.Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Most Wisconsinites know that the official state animal is a badger.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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“Muskrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muskrat. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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