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North American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Photo by Kyle A
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41.905, -71.4425

Field Notes

Description:

The body was about 2-2.5 feet long.

Habitat:

Spotted in a pond between a cultivated field and deciduous woods.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Kyle A
The neat thing about the spotting is that I've never actually seen one in Rhode Island before. I've seen a few in Maine while hiking though.
HemaShah
yup that is a beaver . The tail says it.

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJune 17, 2014

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