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by one oar in the stern. And lie supports himself by it 

 when he rears on his hind legs to cut down a tree. I sus- 

 pect a beaver who had lost his tail would find it hard to 



get a living. 





Beaver Darn. 



3. I said that the beaver does not always build dams. 

 That is one thing which shows his intelligence. If he lives 

 beside a lake, with plenty of water, why should he need a 

 dam ? In such a case he has a hole in the bank, and a hut 



