04-18-2013, 02:01 AM
This is Day Two
This creature is a(n): Horned pond squirrel.
This is its story: This shy, pint-sized aquatic rodent is now quite rare. Its musk glands were often used in perfumery, and its soft fur was much sought after. Hunting and loss of habitat have reduced its numbers significantly from when explorers first discovered it in North America. Back then it was rather common to find them making beaver dam like nests across small streams or in the middle of ponds. The water offered protection and food because their webbed feet made them ungainly on land. Their favorite foods were pond vegetation, twigs, bark, roots and insect larvae. Their small horns were used in mating displays, and in self defense since they could be testy if cornered. Today one has to go to secluded wetlands to find them in the wild.
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