White Beaver At Aquatic Gallery, Science City, Ahmedabad Stock Photo

White beaver at Aquatic Gallery, Science City, AhmedabadAs per wiki, Beavers genus Castor are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver Castor canadensis and the Eurasian beaver C. fiber. Beavers are the second-largest living rodents after the capybaras. They have stout bodies with large heads, long chisel-like incisors, brown or gray fur, hand-like front feet, webbed back feet and flat, scaly tails. The two species differ in the shape of the skull and tail and fur color. Beavers can be found in a number of freshwater habitats, such as rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. They are herbivorous, consuming tree bark, aquatic plants, grasses and sedges.