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8:05 Tracy Ross and Woodlands Nature Station naturalist John Pollpeter discuss the beavers of Land Between the Lakes. Beavers are the second-largest rodent in the world; the first largest is the South American capybara. "Beavers can get up to 60 pounds in this area," Pollpeter begins. "I've heard some records as large as 90 pounds. That's a big animal out here in Land Between the Lakes. It's easy to see. They're conspicuous." "A lot of times, you'll see them swimming across the lake--maybe just their nose. The tell-tale sign that there's a beaver around is if you get too close, they will slap...

Skunks often earn a bad reputation akin to spiders and snakes, but these striped and spotted creatures are much more docile than their notoriety would

Tracy Ross speaks with John Pollpeter about eagle viewing in Land Between the Lakes. Birds of prey, including the bald eagle and osprey, were reintroduced to the Land Between the Lakes area in the 1980s. Since then, January has been one of the best times of year to view the now abundant bald eagle population of LBL. This is due to a couple of different reasons, Pollpeter begins.  "Because of the colder temperatures you find up North, a lot of eagles will migrate South along the Mississippi Flyway and find Land Between the Lakes to be the first open water in a long distance. So we end up hav...