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Castor canadensis
A very large, bulky rodent, with rounded head and small, rounded ears. Dark brown fur is fine and soft. Scaly tail large, black, horizontally flattened, and paddle-shaped. Large, black, webbed hindfoot has 5 toes, with inner 2 nails cleft. Eyes and ears small. Large, dark orange incisors. L 3-4' (900-1,200 mm); T 11 3/4-17 1/2" (300-440 mm); HF 6 1/8-8 1/8" (156-205 mm); Wt usually 44-60 lb (20-27 kg), but sometimes up to 86 lb (39 kg).
Riverside
Eating sedges on the banks of the Yellowstone River.
Spotted on Jun 4, 2008
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011
2 Comments
Lovely! I see their handiwork at a local lake but yet to see the animal in the wild!
nice spotting!!