The beaver is a large semiaquatic rodent. Beaver or The Beaver may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Beaver Cleaver, in the ''Leave It to Beaver'' TV series (1957–1963) *

Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Balancin ...

, in ''Veronica Mars'', a 2000s teen drama TV series * Beaver, in the ''Franklin'' preschool franchise *

Tony Beaver Tony Beaver is a character in several tall tales, often in tandem with stories of Paul Bunyan.Brown, Charles Edward (1930). ''Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver tales.'' C. E. Brown Beaver was a West Virginian woodsman located up Eel River, often describe ...

, in American folklore * Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, in Narnia, a 1950 fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis * Goodman Beaver, in 1950s/1960s comics by Harvey Kurtzman

Films

* ''The Beaver'' (film), a 2011 dark comedy * ''Beavers'' (film), a 1988 IMAX documentary * ''

The Beaver Trilogy ''The Beaver Trilogy'' (2001) is a documentary film directed by Trent Harris, featuring Richard LaVon Griffiths (also known as "The Beaver Kid" and "Groovin' Gary"), Sean Penn, Crispin Glover and co-starring Courtney Gains and Elizabeth Daily. D ...

'', a 2001 documentary

Periodicals

* ''The Beaver'' (newspaper), the London School of Economics' student newspaper * ''The Beaver'', now ''

Canada's History ''Canada's History'' () is the official magazine of Canada's National History Society. It is published six times a year and aims to foster greater popular interest in Canadian history. Founded as ''The Beaver'' in 1920 by the Hudson's Bay Co ...

'' magazine

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Beaver (band), a stoner rock band from the Netherlands * The Beaver, the name of the

Canadian Comedy Awards The Canadian Comedy Awards (CCA) is an annual ceremony that awards the Beaver for achievements in Canadian comedy in live performance, radio, film, television, and Internet media. The awards were founded and produced by Tim Progosh in 2000. T ...

trophy * Beaver, an optional gambling rule in

backgammon Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Pe ...

* "Beavers", a

Series B A venture round is a type of funding round used for venture capital financing, by which startup companies obtain investment, generally from venture capitalists and other institutional investors. The availability of venture funding is among the ...

episode of the television series ''QI'' (2004)

Businesses

* Beaver Group, a British technology company * Beaver Motorcoach Corporation, a defunct American bus manufacturer

Education

* Beaver College, now

Arcadia University Arcadia University is a private university in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The university enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. The campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark. History B ...

, Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S. *

Beaver Country Day School Beaver Country Day School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12 founded in 1920. The school is located on a campus in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, near Boston. Beaver is a member ...

, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. *

Beaver Local High School Beaver Local High School is a public high school near East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Beaver Local School District, and serves the communities of Calcutta, Lake Tomahawk, and Rogers in southeastern Col ...

, St. Clair Township, Ohio, U.S. *

Beavers (Scouting) Beavers is a program associated with some Scouting organizations generally for children aged 6 to 8 who are too young for the Cub program. Beavers programs had their origins in the Northern Ireland organization ''The Little Brothers'', founded in ...

, programme for children aged 5 to 8

People

* Beaver (surname), including a list of people with the name * Beavers (surname), including a list of people with the name * Beaver (singer) (Beverley Jean Morrison, 1950–2010), a New Zealand jazz singer *

Dane-zaa The Dane-zaa (ᑕᓀᖚ, also spelled Dunne-za, or Tsattine) are an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations people. Their traditional territory is around the Peace River in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Today, about 1,600 Dane-zaa res ...

, historically known as the Beaver tribe, a First Nations people in Canada **

Beaver First Nation The Beaver First Nation ( bea, Tsa'tinne) is a First Nation government or band, made up of members of the Danezaa people, also known as the Beavers. The Beaver First Nation is one of only two Danezaa bands in Alberta (the other being the Horse ...

, or the Beavers, a Canadian First Nation government or band **

Dane-zaa language Dane-zaa, known in the language as ( syll: ), formally known as Beaver, is an Athabascan language of western Canada. It means "people-regular language." About one-tenth of the Dane-zaa people speak the language. Beaver is closely related to th ...

, once known as Beaver * Beaver Harris (William Godvin Harris, 1936–1991), an American jazz drummer *

Steve Menzies Steve Menzies (born 4 December 1973), commonly referred to by his nickname "Beaver", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his career with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He also played for the Bradford Bull ...

(b. 1973), nicknamed Beaver, an Australian rugby league footballer

Places

Antarctica

Beaver Glacier (Enderby Land) Beaver Glacier is a glacier about long and wide, flowing west into Amundsen Bay between Auster Glacier and Mount Gleadell. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King (Antarctica), Mount King in Enderby Land. It w ...

* Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)

Canada

Beaver County, Alberta Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta, Canada. It is centred on Holden in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in Ryley. Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district o ...

* Beaver Cove (British Columbia) * Beaver Lakes (Annapolis), two lakes * Beaver Mountain (British Columbia), Selkirk Mountains *

Beaver Valley (Ontario) The Beaver Valley is a valley in southern Ontario, Canada, at the southern tip of Georgian Bay. The Beaver River flows north through the valley, emptying into Georgian Bay in the town of Thornbury. It is a productive agricultural area, producin ...

United States

* Beaver, Alaska *

Beaver, Arkansas Beaver is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 67. The community is located on the White River at the western limits of Table Rock Lake deep in the Ozark Mountains. Located north of Eure ...

* Beaver City, Indiana *

Beaver, Iowa Beaver is a city in Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census. It is part of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical ...

* Beaver, Kansas * Beaver, Kentucky * Beaver, Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan * Beaver, Baldwin Township, Delta County, Michigan * Beaver, Minnesota * Beaver City, Nebraska *

Beaver, Ohio Beaver is a village in Pike County, Ohio, United States. The population was 442 at the 2020 census. The village most likely was named after nearby Beaver Creek. Gallery File:BeaverOH1.JPG, Beaver corporation limit sign. File:BeaverOH2.JPG, Lo ...

Beaver, Oklahoma Beaver is a town and county seat in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,515, a 3.5 percent decrease from 1,570 at the 2000 census. The city is ...

Beaver County, Oklahoma Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,636. The county seat is Beaver. The name was given because of the presence of many beaver dams on the Beaver River, which runs throug ...

* Beaver, Oregon *

Beaver, Pennsylvania Beaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers, approximately northwest of Pittsburgh. As of the 2020 census, the borough popula ...

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took ...

Beaver, Utah Beaver is a city in, and county seat of, Beaver County in southwestern Utah, United States. The population was 3,112 at the 2010 census. History Indigenous peoples lived in this area for thousands of years, as shown by archeological evidence ...

Beaver County, Utah Beaver County is a county in west central Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 6,629. Its county seat and largest city is Beaver. The county was named for the abundance of beaver in the area. History Expl ...

* Beaver, Washington *

Beaver, West Virginia Beaver is a census-designated place (C.D.P.) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,308 at the 2010 census. Etymology Beaver first acquired its name ''circa'' 1860 “from the great numbers of beavers abounding in ...

* Beaver, Clark County, Wisconsin * Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin ** Beaver (community), Marinette County, Wisconsin * Beaver, Polk County, Wisconsin * Beaver Mountain, Utah * Beaver National Forest, Utah * Beaver Township (disambiguation)

Sports

Bemidji State Beavers The Bemidji State Beavers are the athletic teams that represent Bemidji State University, located in Bemidji, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Beavers compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference fo ...

, athletic teams of Bemidji State University, Minnesota, U.S. *

Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are the athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for ...

, athletic teams of Oregon State University, U.S. **

Benny Beaver Benny Beaver is the official mascot of Oregon State University and winner of the 2011 Capital One Mascot of the Year write-in campaign. The exact date of when the name was first used as the university's mascot is not known, but photographs in the ...

, the mascot of Oregon State University *

Portland Beavers The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The team was established in 1903, the first year of the PCL. Franchise history Many baseball teams ...

, baseball teams representing Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Beaver Stadium Beaver Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the campus of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. It has been home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference since 1960, though some parts of ...

, in University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Weyburn Beavers, baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League

Vehicles

Aircraft

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been use ...

Spectrum Beaver The Spectrum Beaver is a family of single- and two-place, pusher configuration, high-wing ultralight aircraft that were first introduced by Spectrum Aircraft of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, in 1983.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraf ...

, an ultralight family * Type 93A Beaver, the Bristol Boarhound's bomber variant

Other vehicles

* Beaver (armored bridgelayer vehicle), a variant of the Leopard 1 tank * ''Beaver'' (ship), the name of several ships *

Plaxton Beaver The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987 to 1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough facto ...

, a minibus body * Beaver, a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train * Beaver Rover, a proposed Mars rover on the cancelled Northern Light mission

Other uses

* Beaver, an alternative spelling of

bevor A bevor ( ) or beaver is a piece of plate armour designed to protect the neck, much like a gorget. Etymology The word “bevor” or “beaver” is derived from Old French ''baver'', meaning ‘to dribble’. This is a reference to the effect o ...

, a piece of medieval armour protecting the neck * Beaver, term confused with bevor to refer to the

visor A visor (also spelled vizor) is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such a ...

of a medieval military helmet *

Mountain beaver The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'')Other names include mountain boomer, ground bear, giant mole, gehalis, lesser sasquatch, sewellel, suwellel, showhurll, showtl, and showte, as well as a number of Chinookan and other Native American terms ...

, a North American rodent not closely related to the beaver