An expert on Canadian mammals says the beaver has leucism — a genetic condition that causes a loss of pigmentation. Leucistic beavers are so rare the Canadian Museum of Nature has a pelt in its collection that's more than a century old.
On a river near Perth, Ont., a boatload of wildlife photographers silently stalked their quarry on a recent fall evening.
With an electric trolling motor providing propulsion, the water remained millpond-flat as they glided upstream.
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