North American beaver · Castor canadensis
Animal sighting in North Carolina
May 16, 2026Research grade
Observer notes
I knew I saw a beaver and not a muskrat that other day. Was just too far away to be confident. It also explains the large splashes with sprays 3’ into the air, it’s from the beavers diving. The beaver made its appearance later: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/362441045
Record details
- Location
- 35.9370° N, 78.5920° W
- Observer
- l***
- Source
- View on iNaturalist ↗
- Confidence
- 95%
- License
- cc-by-nc
- Attribution
- lashale via iNaturalist