The long-tailed weasel resembles the ermine but has a longer tail, 9.5-16 cm (3.6-6.3 in) in length and greater than 44 percent of the head-body length. This is the only other member of the weasel ...
A muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) had climbed out of the water and was enjoying the remaining sunlight of the day. I immediately thought how this is a critter that is overlooked in nature.
“What are you going to do with the dozen or more turtles in this lake?” the man known as Muskrat Jack said. Of course, he already knew the answer. Though he was around 60 years old at the ...