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They shove and roll them with their hips, using also
their legs and tails as levers, moving sideways in the
act. In this way they move the larger pieces from
the more or less elevated ground on which the de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ciduous trees are found over the uneven but generally
descending surface to the pond. After one of these
cuttings has been transported to the water, a beaver,
placing one end of it under his throat, pushes it before