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North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) carrying branches (for winter food) over dam it has made. British Columbia, Canada. Fall. In late summer/fall beavers cut down many bushes and trees and haul them back to their lodge area to store for winter food--once the pond freezes.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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