Originally Posted by Sunil
Interesting thing about muskrats....I believe that they have some inherent sense that when they dig their dens, they don't allow the water to drain out of the pond, at least intentionally.


Sunil, you are correct. They use water to protect their front door. Only thing that can get in is a mink. Once the front door is open to the air, they abandon that den and make another that has an underwater entrance.

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