Apparently this squeaky little voice casts a bit of a shadow in Beaver World because yesterday the PBS
program above the noise posted this on their FB feed:
Hey folks! (Heidi Perryman ) caught a mistake in our latest episode (https://youtu.be/juFtc_xAjKY). The animal we show 35 seconds in is NOT in fact a BEAVER – castor canadensis (North America) and castor fiber (Eurasia) – but a NUTRIA (myocastor coypus). They are both semiaquatic rodents, but any other similarities are superficial.Media literacy lesson: stock footage companies sometimes label their content incorrectly, allowing misinformation to spread via unknowing creators like us who didn’t realize there was no way that rodent looks like an actual beaver! And worse, nutria rats are not at all superheroes when it comes to climate change – they are, in fact, an invasive species primarily located in South America that damages ecosystems through their destructive burrowing and eating habits – and they often spread diseases to humans and other animals through water contamination. So…OOPS! 
We apologize for this error and we’re working on how best to correct it. But hey, we learned to always FACT CHECK YOUR IMAGES and not to trust those spiny-tailed nutria rats!
Spiny tailed Rats? Only live in South America?
Shhhh just be happy they say they’re going to change it and just shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,
In his much more neighborly way, Jon posted our lovely Christmas lights this week and everyone was admiring them as they lined up for the Christmas parade at city hall. In fact when he moved the car an entire family was gathered around gazing with a mesmerized little girl in their midst who said breathlessly as Jon approached,
“NICE BEAVER!”
And of course everyone burst out laughing as you might expect but it IS in fact very, very nice.
