Voles are small mammals that tend to have large heads, compact bodies, and short noses. Microtus means “small ear” and the voles of this genus have short ears that barely protrude from the fur ...

The nutria is a large, semiaquatic rodent species native to South America that has developed into an invasive species as it continues to crop up in marshes and swamps across the United States.

In Scotland a water vole becomes a triathlete - sprinting across ... Swimming across the loch she could be hunted by a giant pike large enough to swallow her whole. Athleticism!