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Recent Examples of beaver
For the past 20 years, conservationists in Spain worked to rehabilitate their European beaver populations and eventually noticed beavers living closer and closer to the border with Portugal, the organization said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
This led to a chain of cause and effect (a trophic cascade) that affected beavers, birds, and even the flow of the river.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
One of the classic case reports Rhoads hears about is people who spotted nice-looking water in a mountain stream and filled up their water bottles—not realizing there were beavers upstream going to the bathroom.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
The teaser then cuts to a montage of both familiar and new characters, including Nibbles the beaver (voiced by Fortune Feimster) and Dr. Fuzzby, a quokka therapist (Quinta Brunson).
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
This led to a chain of cause and effect (a trophic cascade) that affected beavers, birds, and even the flow of the river.
—Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
One of the classic case reports Rhoads hears about is people who spotted nice-looking water in a mountain stream and filled up their water bottles—not realizing there were beavers upstream going to the bathroom.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
The teaser then cuts to a montage of both familiar and new characters, including Nibbles the beaver (voiced by Fortune Feimster) and Dr. Fuzzby, a quokka therapist (Quinta Brunson).
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaver
Noun
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
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The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 May 2025
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Some of the best grain-free dog foods will contain animal proteins from bison, venison, rabbit and other fairly uncommon protein sources.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The wafting of a memory, the rustle of a rabbit through a snowbank, the unfolding of a rose.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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To their surprise and excitement, the otter experts noticed a set of photos from February 2024 showing a Eurasian otter — the country’s first sighting of the species in 11 years, the organization told McClatchy News via email.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The six-acre park has roughly 190 animals to see, which include bald eagles, porcupines, otters, emus and laughing kookaburras.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
10 July 2025
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The animals included 12 bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Rabies is a fatal viral disease primarily found in bats and wild carnivores, such as raccoons, skunks, and foxes, also referred to as rabies vector species.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Tomato plant issues range from pests like deer and raccoons to environmental factors.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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Visitors can also look for antelope, mule deer, and badgers; harder to spot are coyotes.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2025
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The camera traps also picked up images of 17 other mammal species, ranging from caracal cats and porcupines to honey badgers and bushpigs, the family said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Beaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaver. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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