#giant beaver

[pudgychicken]

When one of the smallest in the guild is in charge of security

[surprisinglyironlibrarian]

Some animals from a small local nature center.

[seraphica]

The Ice Age exhibit at the Bell Museum of Natural History in St Paul, Minnesota includes incredible life-size reconstructions of a Woolly Mammoth and a Giant Beaver, both of which would've roamed the area thousands of years ago.

The reconstructions and exhibit space were created by Blue Rhino Studio, whose other works can be found across the globe.

[xiphosuras]

Fossil/fossil reconstruction sketches! Got to see some mosasaurs :3

[gluesenkampart]

Giant Beaver art for the Bad Weather Brewing X Science Museum of Minnesota's push to get a 'State Fossil.'

[sinasinasinas]

Another huntable for Carnivores: Neogene Steppe

Trogontheriy

(Giant Beaver, Hippo Beaver)

Not dangerous

"A giant alien beaver that feeds primarily on aquatic vegetation and grasses. Due to it's size trogontherium cannot build dams, instead they create giant nests nearby stable water bodies. They are most commonly found in rivers and swamps. These alien rodents are good swimmers and spend most of the day in the water. During night however, they come to land to feed on grasses and herbs that grow around them. Their jaws are extremely strong for a herbivore. Sometimes they were falsely assumed to be carnivorous or omnivorous, due to the fact they sometimes are found gnawing on bones. However such cases are rare and restricted to malnourished or young individuals."

[dwollsadventures]

Monster Manual - Beaver, Giant

Regular beavers have an over-sized impact on their environment. Dams can create huge sprawling wetlands. What then do over-sized beavers create? Their dams are veritable fortresses, rivaling palatial manors in size. The backwater swamps created by their dams are home to numerous animals and monsters. While giant beavers can swim for safety and hide, you can’t. Be mindful and cautious when wandering through their territory. Ne’er-do-wells will hunt them for their pelts and castoreum. It’s not my place to judge, but giant beavers are generally benevolent and peaceful beasts. There’s no pressing reason to hunt them. One can make just as much money from their pelts by clearing out the monsters hiding within the swamps they make. Speaking of money, some have claimed giant beavers can be bartered with for their help in construction. My experiments with this did not produce any tangible results. Beavers are more interested in sticks than gold, as it turns out.

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Over a year later and we are back with the beavers. Giant beavers no less! I posted about it on deviantart, but I've been growing fed-up with the Bestiary and wanted to return to the 70's Monster Manual. If you compare this with the cave bear you'll see there's been a bit of a change in art style. And font; I like the one I used for the Bestiary better than the default anime/manga font. I'll try to keep to the schedule I've had for a while with these. Finally, if you can, do read the original Monster Manual entry for the giant beaver. It's a hoot and a half

[paleotanks]

Mastodon and giant beaver, South Carolina State Museum