Rodents and Shrews
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Beavers: The Engineers of the Forest
Back from the brink of extinction, the beavers of Massachusetts are a crucial component of a healthy ecosystem
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Crawling Around with Baltimore Street Rats
The “urban ecosystem” serves as a research lab for scientist Gregory Glass, who studies the lives of the Charm City’s rats
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Denver’s Street-Smart Prairie Dogs
Researchers explore why members of one species are thriving in urban areas while rural populations dwindle
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Muskrat Love
An annual festival on Maryland’s Eastern Shore celebrates an unlikely mascot
How Squirrels Fly
Fascinated by the graceful gliding of these mammals with "wings," scientists take a close look.
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