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Castor canadensis
A brown, large, semi-aquatic mammal. It has a scaly tail, and its back feet are webbed. They are good divers, and have strong front teeth -- all the better for chewing down trees, both for food and shelter.
There are two species of beaver -- one lives in North America, and the other in Eurasia (this guy being the former). They are found near rivers & lakes -- and this one was spotted on Humber River in Toronto.
Beavers are generally nocturnal -- so it's easier to spot 'signs' of them, like their dams or trees that have been chewed at from the bottom.
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Thank you Sarah & Carol!
So adorable! Great find!
Execellent spotting, Alina!! :)
thank you thank you. i always think of them as a very "canadian" animal. they're even on our 5 cent coin.
Lovely portrait!
Love the beavers!
thank you alice! i really enjoyed observing this guy -- diving, munching away. he was quite a sight.
Wonderful series!
hmm... it was actually just some dry grass and sticks, and lots of snow.. i don't think it was a dam to be honest. but thank you for the suggestion ava!
If that's it's dam behind it, please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...
thank you tom! it was poking around in the bushes and dropped a whole bunch of snow on itself -- and then shook it off, similar to a dog, as can be seen in the next photo.. ))
Nice series! I like the one with snow on its nose.
thank you, luis!
Beautiful series Alina!