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Recent Examples of muskrat
Their diet includes muskrats, a primary predator of freshwater mussels, which are now confirmed to carry radium.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muskrat
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Cleanup efforts have paid off, and the park’s 25 river miles now allure animals like herons and beavers.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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The challenge is to stop thinking like Davids and start thinking like beavers.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Rivera squeezed detergent from two laundry pods onto the raccoon’s head, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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We most commonly associate animals like bats, raccoons and skunks or foxes with being carriers.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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Next, peruse Auntie Q’s diverse array of vintage items and collectibles–from glassware and toys to restored cast-iron cooking pieces – and don’t leave without a Sand Mountain Beach Club T-shirt sporting a mischievous racoon and snarky sayings.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The food, by Kyiv chef Kateryna Tkachuk, is both deeply regional and softly modern: rabbit skewers grilled over grapevines; subtly-spiced tomatoes that even now, writing this, make my mouth water; a creme brûlée packed with varenyk.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Cottontail rabbits eat the leaves and stems of some violet species.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other wildlife previously captured on the show, which features no narration or music, just nature, includes bears, reindeer, birds of prey, and otters.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Then the otter appears in different environments with different styles of background.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The next few weeks may be a crucial test of the honey badgers’ resilience.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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This previous label, which debuted on the 2010 vintages, featured Hamel Family Wines in cursive and an image of a badger.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 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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“Muskrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muskrat. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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