beaver

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Recent Examples of beaver But the beaver isn't the only animal recognized during this full moon. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024 The beaver moon on November 15 is the fourth and final supermoon of the year. Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 The tribe is bringing back beavers and salmon, restoring native grasses, and repairing stream channels. Joseph Lee, Vox, 14 Oct. 2024 The Wild Robot filmmakers found their look when going over early concept art that had the island’s natural environment and its animals — foxes, bears, beavers, opossums and others — drawn in a painterly way. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beaver
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Noun
  • Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
    Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.
    ByJon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The cockatiel, a few rabbits and the dog are with them in San Diego.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Other examples of plantigrade mammals include humans, raccoons, wolverines, badgers, porcupines, and rabbits.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the otters could come back in the future with an improved enclosure that meets their needs.
    Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Several factors likely influence otters to attack humans.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The Ledge Light Health District said that a racoon found on Cedar Drive in the town of North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies on December 9, 2024.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But beyond the appeal of a big old truck, the show offers a tender picture of childhood friendship in the portrayal of the lead character Hank’s attachment to a literal garbage truck and a raccoon named Donny.
    Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This encourages chipmunks, as well as other wildlife, such as raccoons, opossums, and skunks to visit, says Owen.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The final photograph, David Northall's 'Spiked,' shows a relentless honey badger doubling back to attack a porcupine that has left the badger bloodied and covered in large quills.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Many of the Badger Trust’s supporters are amateur badger enthusiasts, who belong to local badger groups scattered around the U.K.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024

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