Experts say, that before beavers were wiped from the country originally, they were commonly seen in all shades of hair color. There were blonde beavers. Black Beavers. And even red-haired beavers. It’s hard to imagine now. Until we see something like this,
In 2012 we were contacted by some beaver friends trying to protect some threatened habitat in Winters, Ca. They were especially alarmed that destroying the bank might also destroy the home of their very rare Piebald beaver.
Piebald literally means having irregular patches of two colors. Usually black and white, so of course II was naturally skeptical until they provided this photo, taken by patient photographer Alejandro Garcia. He waited for months to get this shot, and was concerned enough about the beavers safety to share it with the media.
Isn;t that beautiful? Can you imagine seeing kits swimming around in those colors? Can you imagine seeing entire families of blonde beavers?
Those fur traders sure have a lot to answer for.
