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American beaver

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Castoridae
Species : Castor canadensis

The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) lives in Canada, most of the United states and Northern Mexico. It is the second largest rodent in the world, the largest rodent in the world is the capybara. The North American Beaver has webbed hind feet for swimming and unwebbed front paws (clawed, used for digging and carrying material for dams for example). In some areas they are viewed as pests, because they flood rivers with their dams and are very persistent to repair any damage to the dam. Most of the time, the only way to stop them is to move them to another location. Predators of the North American Beaver are the Red Fox, Gray Wolf, Bobcat and the Coyote.

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Facts about the American beaver

The North American Beaver is available from Bestprices. (Full text)

The American beaver, Castor canadensis, is a large rodent that occurs throughout most of North America. (Full text)

A taxidermied American Beaver The American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is a large semi-aquatic rodent native to Canada, most of the United States and parts of northern Mexico. (Full text)

The North American beaver is widely known for its habit of building dams and for its closely knit family units. (Full text)

The American Beaver is rather easy to paint. (Full text)

The American beaver is the national animal of Canada and is depicted on the Canadian nickel. (Full text)

Breeding: The mating season for North American beavers are in the winter. (Full text)

html American Beaver Skull from Skulls Unlimited: The American beaver is the largest rodent found in North America. (Full text)

The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is the largest rodent in North America, and the second largest rodent in the world. (Full text)

It is hereby recognized and declared that the Beaver (Castor canadensis) is a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada and it is proclaimed that any representation of the Beaver (Castor canadensis) when used by Her Majesty in right of Canada shall be so used and so regarded. (Full text)

- American Beavers are one of the largest rodents. (Full text)

Beaver Biology The beaver (Castor Canadensis) is North America's largest rodent. (Full text)

Architect of Ecosystems American Beavers are absolutely amazing creatures. (Full text)

The American Beaver is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

comNorth American BeaverBeaver Printout The North American beaver, Castor canadensis, is a large, web-footed, semi-aquatic rodent with brown fur and a wide, flat, dark tail. (Full text)

Comments: American beavers are the largest rodents in Kansas. (Full text)

North American Beavers are very compact and rotund. (Full text)

American Beaver Skull - The American beaver is the largest rodent found in North America. (Full text)

The North American beaver, Castor canadensis, is a large, web-footed, semi-aquatic rodent with brown fur and a wide, flat, dark tail. (Full text)

In addition to this information explain why the North American Beaver is called "Nature's Engineer". (Full text)

In the accounts of their expedition, Lewis and Clark made several mentions of wildlife abundance in the West, and invariably American beavers are included. (Full text)