In Canada and the United States, the North American beaver is often referred to simply as "beaver", although this can cause some confusion because another distantly related rodent, Aplodontia rufa, is often called the " mountain beaver". Other vernacular names, including American beaver [22] and Canadian beaver, [28] distinguish this species from the other extant beaver species, Castor fiber, which is native to Eurasia. In many cultures, including Western societies, there has been a long-standing taboo surrounding discussions of female genitalia. a b Lahti, S., & Helminen, M. (1974). The beaver Castor fiber (L.) and Castor canadensis (Kuhl) in Finland. Acta Theriologica, 19(13), 177–189.

Engelhart, A; Müller-Schwarze, D (1995). "Responses of beaver ( Castor canadensis Kuhl) to predator chemicals". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 21 (9): 1349–64. doi: 10.1007/BF02027567. PMID 24234632. S2CID 9743116. Though I am not a bearded man, and I don't, of necessity, admire a bearded man, still, picture to yourself a man with a full white beard - (in technical language) a polar beaver. Figure to yourself this man on a summer day, sweltering in his heavy white cotton-wool beaverage! How uncomfortable he looks! Figure to yourself the same man, walking about in his beaverage with frost glistening on it! It is impossible to conceive a more beautiful, a more seasonable sight. The shot took only one take – which I supposed it had to, considering Portman only had one head of hair to lose!I’ll admit something controversial here: I didn’t find Alien scary. I just didn’t. And I’m a scaredy-cat. I get freaked out by my own shadow at least 3 or 4 times a week! But slimy space aliens (or “xenomorphs”, as Mr Alopecia would nerdily correct me), just ain’t scary. Sorry, folks. The North American beaver ( Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber). [22] It is native to North America and has been introduced in South America ( Patagonia) and Europe (primarily Finland and Karelia). The North American beaver is one of the official national wildlife of Canada symbols and is the official state mammal of Oregon and New York. [27] North American beavers are widespread across the continental United States, Canada, southern Alaska, and some parts of northern Mexico. Regardless of its origins, “beaver” has become a common slang term for female genitalia. Some find it amusing, while others find it offensive.

Jung, Thomas S.; Frandsen, Jay; Gordon, Danny C.; Mossop, David H. (2016). "Colonization of the Beaufort Coastal Plain by beaver ( Castor canadensis): a response to shrubification of the tundra?". Canadian Field-Naturalist. 130 (4): 332–335. doi: 10.22621/cfn.v130i4.1927. ISSN 0008-3550. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020. You see, Ancient Egyptians believed hair to be unclean and uncivilised and preferred to shave themselves bare, donning an elaborate wig from their collection instead. Trees in parks & ravines - beavers". 311 Toronto. City of Toronto. 2018. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020 . Retrieved July 29, 2019. I love musicals. I love everything about them – the costumes, the drama, the way people sing every emotion they feel. (When I do that, people tend to cross the street. Rude.)Taylor, Walter P. (1912). "The Beaver of West Central California". University of California Publications in Zoology. 10 (7): 167–169. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017 . Retrieved February 21, 2018. Tape, Ken D.; Jones, Benjamin M.; Arp, Christopher D.; Nitze, Ingmar; Grosse, Guido (2018). "Tundra be dammed: Beaver colonization of the Arctic". Global Change Biology. 24 (10): 4478–4488. Bibcode: 2018GCBio..24.4478T. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14332. ISSN 1365-2486. PMID 29845698.

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She followed that a year later with another movie that bombed, in which she shed something else: not her clothes, but her hair. The movie? Ridley Scott’s G.I. Jane. Larry Flynt’s Hustler magazine was loved, loathed and frequently banished. But it was never boring. Rosell F; Bozser O; Collen P; Parker H (2005). "Ecological impact of beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis and their ability to modify ecosystems" (PDF). Mammal Review. 35 (3–4): 248–276. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2005.00067.x. hdl: 11250/2438080. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2012 . Retrieved March 1, 2010.

The beaver's fur consists of long, coarse outer hairs and short, fine inner hairs (see Double coat). The fur has a range of colors, but usually is dark brown. Scent glands near the genitals secrete an oily substance known as castoreum, which the beaver uses to waterproof its fur. There is also another set of oil glands producing unique chemical identifiers in the form of waxy esters and fatty acids. [41] The lush, workable fur was made into a number of products, most notably hats. Demand for furs for hats drove beavers nearly to the point of extinction, and the North American species was saved principally by a sudden change in style. Beavers select food based on taste, coarse physical shape, and odor. Beavers feed on wood, bark, cambium, [71] branches, twigs, roots, buds, [71] leaves, stems, sprouts, and in some cases, the sap and storax of pine and sweetgum. [41] a b Taylor, Walter P. (1916). "The Status of the Beavers of Western North America, with a Consideration of the Factors in their Speciation". University of California Publications in Zoology. 12 (15): 413–495. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017 . Retrieved February 21, 2018. Now, in some unknown way, it has happened that by common consent the sight of any member of the royal family who wears a beard counts a full set and gives the player who first spies the royal whiskers the game. One observing these whiskers he or she calls out "Royal Beaver!"A little emphasis, if I may. In a film called “Mad Max”, starring a very charismatic Tom Hardy as a very handsome Mad Max, it’s still Charlize Theron’s Furiosa who commands the screen – in every scene she’s in. Müller-Schwarze, D.; Schulte, B. A.; Sun, L.; Müller-Schwarze, A.; Müller-Schwarze, C. (1994). "Red maple (Acer rubrum) inhibits feeding by beaver (Castor canadensis)". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20 (8): 2021–2034. doi: 10.1007/BF02066240. ISSN 0098-0331. PMID 24242726. S2CID 13529462. Donald G. Reid, Stephen M. Herrero and Thomas E. Code, "River Otters as Agents of Water Loss from Beaver Ponds," Journal of Mammalogy, February 1988. What very few people know (apart from Ancient Egypt nerds) is that Cleopatra was bald. She shaved all her hair, head and body. (So, for that matter, did most Egyptians at the time. Men, women and children, all of them with self-inflicted Alopecia Universalis.)