A muskrat can increase its body temperature, by over 2 degrees Fahrenheit, before diving into icy water. Its bare tail can be used to help regulate the animal's temperature.

Many residents have been wondering about the animal they saw swimming in the canal? This week's Scrub Hub has the answer: likely a muskrat.

The muskrat tail more closely resembles that of a rat tail that is vertically flat on the sides. Given those differences in appendage anatomy, how the two animals swim differs slightly.

Rodent experts told Snopes the large rodent in the video is either a muskrat or a nutria, not a rat. On June 12, 2024, an X user posted a video purportedly showing a giant rat on the loose in a ...