beaver
Example Sentences
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But leaders themselves need to learn from those eager beavers.
Sticks scattered along the gravel bars were freshly gnawed by beavers.
From Seattle Times
Historically, trapping has brought many furbearer species, such as the American beaver, to the brink of extinction.
From Washington Post
He’d never been to Bladensburg Waterfront Park before and was amazed by the profusion of wildlife he encountered on his daily stroll: foxes, coyotes, beaver, river otters.
From Washington Post
First fur traders wiped out beavers, whose dams created exceptional salmon habitat.
From New York Times
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