In a lot of ways, the history of this rodent — yes, beavers are a member of the rodent family — is interwoven with the ...

The North American beaver, an often misunderstood and maligned aquatic rodent ... They also support innumerable plant and animal species, including many that are threatened and endangered. As a result ...

(As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) (Underwool is soft, dense fur closest to the skin of the animal.) Although the North American natives traded beaver pelts to the Europeans, they ...

The North American beaver (Castor canadensis ... Often, however, its tail is underwater, and then it can be hard to tell it from other animals such as mink or otter except by its size. If a swimming ...