Someone poked his head through the ice this afternoon - the pond muskrat/beaver (not sure which). He's pretty small - smaller than the previous pond resident. I informed Mom and Dad that they can live up to 25 years. In my estimation he's probably a teen ager - or maybe 20 years old. If he was 2 years old like dad suggested he would never be able to survive on his own because he's just a baby. Duh.