Hiker Encounters Beaver in the Woods Hauling His Dinner to the Pond

A hiker walking through a quiet section of forest heard a large tree falling over, followed by a commotion in the trees ahead of him. Knowing it must be a large animal, he cautiously stepped ahead and recorded what turned out to be a full-sized beaver that had just cut down a poplar tree. The beaver quickly chewed off the top branch and began dragging it through the clearing. The hiker followed behind as the beaver waddled all the way down a path and right to a pond. Swimming across the water, the beaver dragged the branch over to the lodge. As the hiker discovered, the beaver had a family at the pond. Two adult and three young beavers were also swimming around, busily working on gathering food and adding to their lodge.