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Beaver

Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the Eurasian beaver (C. fiber). Beavers are the second-largest living rodents, after capybaras, weighing up to 50 kg (110 lb). They have stout bodies with large heads, long chisel-like incisors…

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Beaver

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Avg. degree1.99
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Beaver

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related to Distribution and status · 40
Beaver → As, Beginning, Belarus, Canada, China, Dnieper Basin, Elbe, Eurasia, Eurasian, Europe, Finland, France, Fuego, Germany, Great Britain, Historically, In, In Europe, In2020, Mexico
related to Etymology · 23
Beaver → Beverley, Biberbach, Bibern, Bibra, Bibrka, Biebrich, Bièvres, Bjurholm, Bjurum, Bjurälven, Bober, Bobr, Bóbrka, Castor, Cognates, Dutch, European, German, Greek, Indo-European
related to Evolution · 20
Beaver → Beavers, Bering Land Bridge, Castoridae, Castorimorpha, Eocene, Eurasia, Grande Coupure, Heteromyidae, Members, Modern, More, North America, Oligocene, Oligocene North America, P3, Palaeocastorinae, The, They, This, V-shape
related to Commercial use · 14
Beaver → Aesop's Fables, Beavers, Castoreum, Castoreum's, Elder, French, Guillaume Rondelet, He, Many, Pliny, Since, The, This, Today
related to Interactions with humans · 14
Beaver → Alhambra Creek, Argentina, Beavers, California, Chile, Flow, Hunting, If, Martinez, Seattle, Some, The, The Martinez, They
related to In culture · 13
Beaver → Beaver-Woman, Beavers, Cree, Great Beaver, Haida, In, Lakota, Native American, Other, References, The, The English, Though
related to Infrastructure · 11
Beaver → Beavers, Dam, Dams, Heavy, Lake-dwelling, Other, Thicker, To, Tree, When, Without
related to Taxonomy · 11
Beaver → Carl Linnaeus, Castor, Eurasian, German, Heinrich Kuhl, Many, North American, The, The Eurasian, There, Twenty-five
related to Further reading · 9
Beaver → Beavers, Ben, Chelsea Green Publishing, Eager, Goldfarb, ISBN, Secret Life, The Surprising, Why They Matter
related to Characteristics · 8
Beaver → Beavers, Guard, In, Males, The, Their, They, To

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riversinstance ofEcologyBeavers live in freshwater ecosystems0.80text
streamsinstance ofEcologyBeavers live in freshwater ecosystems0.80text
lakesinstance ofEcologyBeavers live in freshwater ecosystems0.80text
pondsinstance ofEcologyBeavers live in freshwater ecosystems0.80text
leavesinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
rootsinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
herbsinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
fernsinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
grassesinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
sedgesinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
water liliesinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text
water shieldsinstance ofthey mainly feed on herbaceous plant material0.80text

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