Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) mother dragging a Willow sapling she's cut for her kits to feed on, River Otter, Devon, UK

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Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) mother swimming and dragging a Willow sapling she has cut for her kits to feed on near their lodge, Devon, UK, July. Part of Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Trial.

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Size: 5697px × 3798px
Location: River Otter, Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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