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Recent Examples of beaver
Mostly about sequels, but also about robot beavers.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
This was also when beavers pelts are at their thickest.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
The name Beaver Moon comes from beavers setting up their lodges for winter during this time of year, and the history of trapping beavers for the North American fur trade during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
To avoid stirring up sediment that would have clouded the photo, Gross followed paths through the lily pads cleared by swimming beavers.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
This was also when beavers pelts are at their thickest.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
The name Beaver Moon comes from beavers setting up their lodges for winter during this time of year, and the history of trapping beavers for the North American fur trade during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
To avoid stirring up sediment that would have clouded the photo, Gross followed paths through the lily pads cleared by swimming beavers.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The researchers also analyzed several other species raised for fur, meat, and medicinal purposes, including deer, muskrats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and badgers.ByJon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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This includes mink oil on your couch or office chair.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
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Some are worried the mink seen in Port Washington will be taken away Some Facebook users asked for people to leave the mink alone to enjoy their natural lives down by the port and other places they may be seen.Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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The smallest rabbit, the pygmy, weighs only a pound — while the Flemish giant rabbit can reach 4 feet long and 22 pounds.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Over time, Jewell applied her footprint measurement technique to other species, from cheetahs to otters to mice.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The shoreline gleamed with the glacier’s blue ice while the sea hummed with life, from the eagles flying overhead to the otters cruising with us.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Perry cooked anything and everything—from possum and racoon meat to pork and mutton.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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In an Instagram post on Saturday, a letter was written to Peanut and Fred, the raccoon that was also euthanized.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) seized Peanut and a raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Longo's home and animal sanctuary in rural Pine City, near the Pennsylvania border, earlier this week.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Wardill notes that numerous other examples of animals collaborating across species exist, including groupers hunting with moray eels and badgers working with coyotes.ByHannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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Parents with Gen Alpha kids may not be surprised since this age group is known to be curious, strong-willed (they have been compared to honey badgers for a reason), and tech-savvy.Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2024
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With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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For the last eight years, Pauli has been studying American martens on the island.Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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“Beaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaver. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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