A furry, 5-pound rodent is becoming an unlikely champion in the battle to save Great Lakes wetlands from invasive plants, ...

Other researchers have theorized that a squirrel created the imprint, the study acknowledged. Cement is typically wet during ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

Beavers and muskrats are excellent builders. But how can you tell the difference between a beaver dam and a muskrat lodge?

This furry little guy is a muskrat. The semi-aquatic animal, classified as a rodent, is found all throughout North America and lives by rivers — like the Delaware — and marshes or lakes. They can grow ...

This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and enters its bank den with a ...

Some say the Eastern Shore muskrat’s meat tastes like liver. Others suggest the dark meat of turkey. Some insist it has a pot roast flavor. There also is a faction that claims it resembles venison.

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) -- Under a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County. Almost 100 years old, it is also one of ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (CNS) -- There's an alternative to fish for some Michigan Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays in Lent -- muskrat. The custom of eating muskrat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in ...

In 1962, a struggling McDonald's owner in Ohio was trying to find ways to increase his sales during the Lenten season, when his predominantly Catholic customer base abstained from eating meat on ...

After a successful week of landing three new players from the transfer portal, Auburn could receive good news from another target in the upcoming days. Jaden Muskrat, an offensive lineman who entered ...

CENTERTON -- The distance Jaden Muskrat walks from his last class to Bentonville West's indoor facility is about 100 yards. While the Bentonville West senior offensive tackle walks that short distance ...