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A muskrat sits on the edge of rotting ice at Kanuti Lake during the spring thaw in Alaska.

Photo from Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via Flickr (Public Domain Mark) · Photo source · Public domain

Muskrat perches on melting lake ice

A muskrat sits on the edge of rotting ice at Kanuti Lake during the spring thaw in Alaska.

Muskrat perches at rotting ice's edge at Kanuti Lake.

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