Beavers do not have white teeth. That the mammals are often portrayed with gleaming white front teeth is one of beaver scientist Emily Fairfax’s pet peeves. Beaver incisors are actually orange, said ...

Do beavers gnaw on telephone poles? (Not generally — without the nutrient-rich bark, they lack much allure.) Wasn't there a giant prehistoric beaver? (Yep. It was the size of a black bear — basically ...