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beavers

noun

plural of beaver

as in otters

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An otter bobs in the inlet, an eagle glides across the sky, and a black bear ambles amidst old-growth forest on the distant shores.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of otters

Noun

Open meadows connect with forest through long hedgerows, providing food and shelter for wildlife including beavers, otters, opossums, muskrats and numerous resident and migratory birds, according to ESLC.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
It is commonly spread through tick bites and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats and rodents.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of muskrat

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On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Like Snow White, she is surrounded by woodland creatures — rabbits, badgers even a deer — all frozen in time.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of badgers

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The report raised alarm because mink is a species that could give the virus opportunities to mutate to better spread among humans.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Flu experts were unequivocal that the government should have ordered the farm to cull its mink, as other countries have done.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mink

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But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The Trogon is a rare find, but the park also hosts 200 to 500 resident and migratory species, along with the coatimundi, a sleek cousin of the raccoon.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of raccoon

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MetLife also covers grief counseling and cremation benefits, trims your deductible for each claim-free year and, in some states, insures exotic pets such as birds, reptiles and rabbits.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Deer, rabbits, and other creatures will make short work of them.

— Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of rabbit

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Chilean fishers claim that pollution caused by salmon-farming facilities is significantly reducing the abundance of fish and shellfish in the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Surfers, fishers, business owners, real estate brokers, Indigenous leaders, marine scientists and everyday residents lined up for hours to express their support for the state and urged federal officials to set politics aside in their review.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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