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beavers

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plural of beaver

as in otters

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Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.

— Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Definition of otters

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Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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Arthur Labellman, 81, ran the shop started by his grandfather in 1919 for more than 50 years, selling mink coats and other products at the height of downtown’s retail era.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of mink

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Some people have to remove bird feeders during the summer because of problems with bears, raccoons, and other wild animals.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Two dogs were exposed to the raccoon and one resident might have been exposed, the city said in a Facebook post.

— Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

Definition of raccoon

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But the population of mule deer has been steadily decreasing since the 1970s, leading some scientists to theorize that the newly resurgent wolves are relying on other prey, including beavers, rabbits and livestock, the 2021 report states.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
To be sure, the rabbits roaming the garden won’t be adding the rattlesnake master to their diet any time soon.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of rabbit

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The cave where the remains were uncovered has long been known as a site used by seal hunters and fishers during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Kenyan law restricts trawlers to waters at least 5 nautical miles (9 kilometers) offshore, but fishers say some vessels routinely operate much closer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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