Mastodawn

So it turns out I know two beaver experts who consulted on the movie Hoppers. According to them, the only big problems in their depictions was that they made them smaller than they really are (cat sized instead of medium dog sized) and they didn't make the teeth orange. Both were in the service of cuteness. #beavers #beaverbeliever

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/04/hoppers-movie-beaver-consultant-emily-fairfax

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Elizabeth Sudduth Mar 4

Besides Emily Fairfax, in the article, the other one is Holly Muraco, who is an academic animal science researcher, but also rescues baby beavers on the side: https://somethingwild.org/

Something Wild

We are a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to rescue, conservation and research of animals in need specializing in Beavers! We manage a permitted wildlife rehabilitation program along with 35 acres of wilderness habitat in rural Hancock County Mississippi.

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