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Bookmark or Share- Beaver | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteBeavers are the largest rodents in North America and one of the few species that significantly change their environment. By building dams, which form slow-moving ponds and reduce erosion, they provide habitat and resources for dozens of other species.
- 18 Beautiful Beaver Facts - Fact Animal1. Beavers are the second-largest living rodents after the capybaras. Beavers can grow up to 120cm in length (1.2m), their tail can measure as long as 50cm and they can weigh nearly 30kg – which makes them a little smaller than the capybara which can reach 135cm.
- Beaver - WikipediaBeavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the Eurasian beaver (C. fiber). Beavers are the second-largest living rodents, after capybaras, weighing up to 50 kg (110 lb).
- North American beaver - WikipediaNorth American beavers are widespread across the continental United States, Canada, southern Alaska, and some parts of northern Mexico.
- Beaver - National GeographicBeavers are among the largest of rodents. They are herbivores and prefer to eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants. These large rodents move with an ungainly waddle on land but are...
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