“We watch the beaver swimming back and forth from here to the island. I caught a snapping turtle running across our lawn,” ...

CHICAGO — As the boat zipped down the Chicago River on a nippy November ... as he revved the engine and watched the beaver make its way north from across Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown.

The rare sight of a beaver swimming in a city river has been caught on camera. Passers-by spotted the animal enjoying a swim in the River Avon near Bedminster Bridge in Bristol. James David took a ...

The female beaver, who is likely pregnant, has been spotted along the South Branch of the Chicago River near docks in the Pilsen, Bridgeport, and McKinley Park neighborhoods; often alongside her ...