# Beaver? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 5, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413 "2010-05-05T15:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/21 "2010-05-06T01:00:59Z")
The question is always easy when it asks for something that looks like a beaver. It always ends up a woodchuck in these threads. ---
**Author:** ![rockypg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rockypg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockypg)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/22 "2010-05-06T16:25:34Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Given that the OP thought it could be a beaver, [maybe it’s a nutria](http://jjonesmanning.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/nutria.jpg)? Nutria seems kinda smallish. Aside: nutria sounds like a cereal brand or a health-energy bar! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/23 "2010-05-06T16:30:57Z")
I expected at least one response like this; > [@](#): > > Beaver? > > Yes, please! ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/24 "2010-05-06T16:31:24Z")
Isn’t ground hog the main ingredient in most sausages? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/25 "2010-05-06T16:35:08Z")
It’s: How much ground round could a hound dog hog if a hound dog hogged ground round? ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/26 "2010-05-06T16:40:48Z")
> [@rockypg](#): > > Nutria seems kinda smallish. > > Aside: nutria sounds like a cereal brand or a health-energy bar! Last nutria I saw was about 24 inches, not counting the rattail. And I aways think of a vitamin supplement. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/27 "2010-05-06T17:44:19Z")
Probably not a [hoary marmot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoary_marmot), but hoary marmots are cool anyway. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/28 "2010-05-06T17:49:55Z")
How can you tell if the marmots are hoary or not? Can the same rules of thumb be applied to the beaver? ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/29 "2010-05-06T17:55:16Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > It’s: > > How much ground round could a hound dog hog if a hound dog hogged ground round? Now sing us a verse of “Deck Us All with Boston Charlie”. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/30 "2010-05-06T17:56:33Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > That is a woodchuck (aka groundhog, whistle-pig, or land-beaver). We have one that lives in our yard. > > [http://www.free-extras.com/images/woodchuck-8997.htm](http://www.free-extras.com/images/woodchuck-8997.htm) Land-beaver? Wow. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/31 "2010-05-06T18:16:38Z")
This topic was not what I expected from the subject line _puts pants back on_ ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/32 "2010-05-06T18:39:06Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > How can you tell if the marmots are hoary or not? Can the same rules of thumb be applied to the beaver? You would see if they attract the attention of a horehound. ---
**Author:** ![EdwardLost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/33 "2010-05-06T18:53:20Z")
Would beaver also be called water-marmots? Or do I have air-rats in my belfry? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/34 "2010-05-06T19:46:20Z")
“Ward, don’t you think you were a little rough on the Beaver last night?” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413/35 "2010-05-06T20:36:04Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > “Ward, don’t you think you were a little rough on the Beaver last night?” “I didn’t think it would mind, it’s a bit Hoary”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaver/538413.md?page=1)