sentence: Muskrats often build dome-shaped houses in marshes.
sentences_before: Muskrats' are rodents that live in freshwater and saltwater marshes, lakes, ponds, and streams.
sentences_after: These houses, made of plants, protect the muskrat from predators, since the only entrance is underwater. Some muskrats live in burrows on the water banks. Muskrats are excellent swimmers but are slow on land.
concept_name: muskrat
headings: Muskrat
categories: Rodents Mammals of North America