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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5469897" data-attributes="member: 57383">Does that work include length and weight information?Failing that, how's this.A brown-furred rodent the size of a large rat, but much stockier. It has a flattened scaly tail and half-webbed hind feet to aid its swimming.Muskrats are aquatic rodents that live in temperate or subarctic wetlands (swamps, lakes, rivers, et cetera). They can survive in saltwater marshes, but prefer freshwater. A muskrat looks much like a miniature beaver and has similar habits to that animal. Muskrats don't fell trees like beavers, but can build lodges out of twigs, reeds and mud. They don't always build lodges, if there's a convenient riverbank or lake's edge they will dig out a burrow instead, and they sometimes live in the lodges of beavers instead of building their own. Muskrats are social animals, and a big lodge may contain up to 40 animals. Muskrats are often hunted for their meat and skins, their thick fur is prized for its warmth.A typical muskrat has a body 9 inches to a foot long, with a tail of similar length, and weighs 1 to 4 pounds.CombatA muskrat in danger will run to the nearest water, dive in and swim away underwater, heading for its lodge. Muskrats may bite if held or cornered, but their instinct is to flee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5469897, member: 57383"] Does that work include length and weight information? Failing that, how's this. [I] A brown-furred rodent the size of a large rat, but much stockier. It has a flattened scaly tail and half-webbed hind feet to aid its swimming.[/I] Muskrats are aquatic rodents that live in temperate or subarctic wetlands (swamps, lakes, rivers, et cetera). They can survive in saltwater marshes, but prefer freshwater. A muskrat looks much like a miniature beaver and has similar habits to that animal. Muskrats don't fell trees like beavers, but can build lodges out of twigs, reeds and mud. They don't always build lodges, if there's a convenient riverbank or lake's edge they will dig out a burrow instead, and they sometimes live in the lodges of beavers instead of building their own. Muskrats are social animals, and a big lodge may contain up to 40 animals. Muskrats are often hunted for their meat and skins, their thick fur is prized for its warmth. A typical muskrat has a body 9 inches to a foot long, with a tail of similar length, and weighs 1 to 4 pounds. [B]Combat[/B] A muskrat in danger will run to the nearest water, dive in and swim away underwater, heading for its lodge. Muskrats may bite if held or cornered, but their instinct is to flee. [/QUOTE]

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