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Ray Wilson
Bird & Wildlife Photography
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Common Muskrat
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Ondatra zibethicus
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Virginia, USA -July 2001
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| The Common Muskrat is a large aquatic rodent (length 0.5m; weight 1.1kg) that is never found far from water. |
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Virginia, USA -July 2001
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| They get their name from the musky odour produced by the male's preputial glands. These glands emit a secretion that mixes with the urine which is then deposited on their lodges and throughout their territories to attract females. |
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