@FvckY0u You can go there too often, stroking beavers can prove very expensive.

@Garban I give them a wide berth, and except for the pictures I've taken from my car, I keep a healthy distance and let my lens creep up on them..

@FvckY0u I'd run, too - they can be aggressive and nasty. They're somewhat common here. There's a pride of them that have roamed my nephew's school campus for decades, and they roam areas in Austin and San Antonio as well. So you never got some feathers?

@FvckY0u Thank you! Truly they deserve more than an honorable mention. They're majestic, intuitive, intelligent, extraordinary creatures.

@FvckY0u How distinctive he is! How noble.

I had one in my yard a year or so ago and, while a little on the mangey side, it was cute-ish and sort of played dead while I sat beside it. I guess sometimes they hiss and bare their teeth, but this one just waddled around, sat still when I was near, and eventually wandered into some bushes.

@resserts Right. They're not viscious, just look a little ugly when they are afraid.

@resserts Cute!

They are kind of cute and make great meme bait

@FvckY0u Such good boys!