Beaver | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/beaver
Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and one of the few species that significantly change their environment. By building dams, which form slow-moving ponds and reduce erosion, they provide habitat and resources for dozens of other species.
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