muskrat

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Recent Examples of muskrat That said, muskrats are actually more closely related to woodland mice, Albers said. 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 See all Example Sentences for muskrat 
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Noun
  • But this year's view of the showers may be obstructed by a bright beaver's supermoon on Nov. 15.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The beaver was found by Jane Newhouse along the side of a highway in 2022 as an orphaned baby weighing only one pound.
    Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Predators, including raccoons, dogs and rodents, also pose significant risks during this period.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Rabies is commonly found in bats, raccoons, foxes, skunks and some household pets.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At last, a show about retirees, with their mink coats and cha-cha lessons.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • Peanut the squirrel and Fred the racoon have captivated people across the nation − and rallied those who find the animals' euthanasia at the hands of the government unjust.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Evoking childlike creativity, this new collection features 15 animal versions: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Goins brothers hunted rabbits, deer, raccoons and squirrels for the family to eat.
    Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • It’s also been found in pigs, otters, seals and foxes.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Evoking childlike creativity, this new collection features 15 animal versions: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Found throughout Botswana, honey badgers are famously ferocious.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Mammals such as wolves and badgers also create dens.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • For the last eight years, Pauli has been studying American martens on the island.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024

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