Beaver Research Paper

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North American Beaver
Description
The North American Beaver is the largest rodent in North America. Adult North American Beavers usually tend to weigh around 11 to 32 kg which means 24 to 71 pounds. This beaver has a bilateral symmetry and a size of 75 to 90 cm with a tail adding 20 to 35 cm more.
A bright orange and reddish brown is a good way to describe this beaver by color. This beaver is primarily an aquatic animal which means they have a waterproof coat.
Habitat
This certain type of beaver lives in dams, which could be located on the following places, islands, ponds, and lakes. Therefore, this animal lives on land and water biome. To locate this beaver they come from the southern parts of Canada and Mexico. A beaver’s dam they

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