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It is not an unpleasant scent, like that of Jimmy Skunk, and isn't used for the same purpose. Jerry uses his to tell his friends where he has been. He leaves a little of it at the places he visits. Some folks call him Musquash, but Muskrat is better.

"Jerry is seldom found far from the water and then only when he is seeking a new home. He is rather slow and awkward on land;