True Facts: The Beaver

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Thank you to:
Dr. Vanessa Petro, Oregon State Univ.
Dr. Peter Busher, Boston Univ.
Dr. Emily Fairfax, CSU Channel Islands
Dr. Clint Epps, Oregon State Univ.
Dr. Lyle M. Gordon, Northwestern Univ.
Mike Callahan, Beaver Institute
Bob Armstrong “Nature Bob,” Univ. of Alaska
Michael Graydon
Ben Goldfarb, author of “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter"
James St. John
Julio Lacerda
Thilo Park
Janet Pesaturo,
Winterberry Wildlife
N.Tamura
National Wildlife Research Center, Oregon Field Station
Jak Wonderly
US Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Web Cam

CC Images:
Beaver Skull Cut: Thilo Parg / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schaedel_Biber_Laengsschnitt_Nagezaehne_1.jpg

Palaeocastor fossor and Palaeocastor and burrow in National Museum of
Natural History: Claire H. (flickr) CC BY 2.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeocastor#/media/File:Palaeocastor_fossor.jpg

Palaeocastor BW.jpg: Nobu Tamura CC3.0 Unported
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeocastor#/media/File:Palaeocastor_BW.jpg

Daemonelix burrow James St. John CC-BY 2.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daemonelix_(fossil_beaver_burrows)_(Harrison_Formation,_Middle_Miocene;_Sioux_County,_Nebraska,_USA)_4_(32674818704).jpg

Additional footage from:
Envato Elements
Shutterstock.com
Pond5.com
Alamy.com

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