Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) emerging from its pond in a large woodland enclosure at night and passing a branch it has cut.

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Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) emerging from its pond in a large woodland enclosure at night, where the impact of beavers on woodland and water retention and purification is being studied, with a branch it has cut and chewed in the background, Devon Beaver Project, run by Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon, UK, March. Taken by a remote camera trap.

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Size: 3418px × 2279px
Location: Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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