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"Beavers, Castor canadensis, have made a huge recovery, but food sources can be limited. Beavers on a lake where I work have taken to chewing on black cherry, whose bark produces cyanide as a defense. I imagine that they become somewhat ill, and they stop well before felling the cherry trees. 🌏🌾"
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"Black cherry trees (Prunus serotina) on a lake in The Bluegrass, with bark damaged by beaver browsing. Copyright Tom Kimmerer"
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