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Castor canadensis
Appeared to be young, had very odd fur that was coarse to the touch. He (we assumed it was male :) was munching on this vegetation in the swamp and made bazaar cooing and groaning/grunting noises.
Found him at Lake Bistineau National Park
He actually was unphased by me watching him. He ate stems of these plants from our hands. You cannot tell from the photograph but he actually did have a beaver tail confirming that he was not a "nuetra-rat"
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Aww!
cute!
Great Spotting! And yes this is definitely a beaver. Seems a little young gauging by his size, and the cooing/grunting noises you described. I am also guessing that he's quite use to human contact, as typically beavers are very shy and reject all human contact.
Sounds like an amazing experience : )
Thank you :) he was a sweet heart!
He's lovely!