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Beaver

Beaver — Photo: Steve from Washington, DC, USA — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere.

GroupMammalWhere it livesWetland & riverSizeLarge

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Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere.

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