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A beaver's front teeth are bright orange because of their super hard enamel coat. These teeth must be sharp because the beaver uses them to cut down trees. Beaver's teeth never wear out because they never stop growing!


Rare nests of marbled murrelets discovered


Rare nests of marbled murrelets discovered
After a decade of searching British Colombia’s coastal rainforests, scientists have discovered two rare nests of the marbled murrelet—a threatened species of sea bird previously thought to nest in B.C. only on old-growth conifers—the two new nests were found on a cliff edge in an alder tree. The find suggests that the murrelets are more adaptable than previously thought.
JANUARY 12, 2001
Vancouver Sun
JANUARY 12, 2001

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