Caption

European Beaver (Castor fiber), a mature animal, sitting in shallow water of the river Erpe, eating Oil, seed rape plants, which has been taken from a crop beside the river. These are the first sightings of beavers in this region since about 4 hundred years. North Hesse, Germany

Date

Jun 02, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK26I76_015

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NA

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No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (19.2Mb) / 17.3in x 13.0in / 5184 x 3888 (300dpi)

Keywords

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