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Beaver

Castor (Rodent)

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45.9711, -81.5125

Field Notes

Description:

The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American beaver and Eurasian beaver. Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges. They are the second-largest rodent in the world

Notes:

This was Freeland Lake, a small lake between George Lake and Killarney Lake at Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

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Comments (6)
Nicolebot
This is awesome. Freeland is a great place to see wildlife.
Friends of Killarney Park
Please add this spotting to the Killarney Park mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/28445483
KarenAnnBridge
7am: We drifted our canoe up to the beaver hut and watched the beaver repair the outside of the hut for over 5 minutes. The canoe was only 5feet away when the beaver noticed us. Just after this picture the beaver gave us a good splash with his tail slap.
albear1960
Never have seen one in the wild - though there are always 'signs' that they are around. Great capture!
Ava T-B
Please add this spotting to the global mission Nests, hives, bowers, webs, and other Animal Architecture.

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Flora and Fauna of Ontario's Killarney Provincial Park
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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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