Beaver

The beaver (genus Castor) is a primarily nocturnal, large, semiaquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) (native to North America) and Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) (Eurasia). Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges (homes). They are the second-largest rodent in the world (after the capybara). Their colonies create one or more dams to provide still, deep water to protect against predators, and to float food and building material. The North American beaver population was once more than 60 million, but as of 1988 was 6–12 million. This population decline is the result of extensive hunting for fur, for glands used as medicine and perfume, and because the beavers' harvesting of trees and flooding of waterways may interfere with other land uses.

General

Beavers, along with pocket gophers and kangaroo rats, are castorimorph rodents, a suborder of rodents mostly restricted to North America. Although just two closely related species exist today, beavers have a long fossil history in the Northern Hemisphere beginning in the Eocene, and many species of giant beaver existed until quite recently, such as Trogontherium in Europe, and Castoroides in North America.

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Beavers (Scouting)

Beavers in Scouting is one name for the youngest section of Scouting with members younger than Cub Scouts and sometimes going to as young as five years of age. Other names are used in some countries. The programme is based on the concept of co-operating and sharing.

History

The Beaver programme started in the 1960s and 1970s in various countries around the world, with Canada and Northern Ireland leading the way.

The reasons for Beaver Scouting to be started were similar to the Wolf Cub, or Cub Scout, section in 1916: that adult leaders were bringing their younger children to meetings, and the youth members were in turn bringing their younger siblings.

Beaver Scouts were not formally recognised by many Scouting Associations until well into the 1980s, but were still run with the ideals of Scouting, as laid down by Baden-Powell in 1907, influencing them.

Beaver groups are often called colonies and meetings sometimes include a ceremony with a "beaver dam" in which the Beavers work together to fix a breach in the dam.

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Beavers (surname)

Beavers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Anthony Beavers (born 1963), American philosopher
  • Aubrey Beavers (born 1971), American football player
  • Brett Beavers, American songwriter and music producer
  • Ethen Beavers, American comic book artist
  • Jim Beavers, American songwriter
  • Keith Beavers (born 1983), Canadian swimmer
  • Larry Beavers (born 1985), American football player
  • Mae Beavers (born 1947), American politician
  • Paul Beavers (born 1978), English footballer
  • Robert Beavers (born 1949), American film director
  • Scott Beavers (born 1967), American football player
  • William Beavers (born 1935), American politician

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