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The now-extinct giant beaver once lived from Florida to Alaska. It weighed as much as 100 kilograms, roughly the same as a small black bear. Illustrated by Luke Dickey/Western University

Why giant human‑sized beavers died out 10,000 years ago

Tessa Plint, Western University

Scientists studied the fossilized bones of giant beavers to understand what they ate and whether the species could keep up with environmental change.

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