Beaver (Castor canadensis) adding a mixture of mud and pond vegetation to a mound on top of dam and scent marking it with castoreum and urine

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Size: 3030px × 2020px
Location: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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