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Scotland’s Animals

Children's: Factual

Learning: Primary

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

Meet some of Scotland’s native species.

Scotland’s Animals: Series 1: The Beaver

A beaver feeding on lilies

The Beaver

Series 1

BBC Scotland - Scotland’s Animals, Series 1, The Beaver

Beavers are native to Scotland, but for many years were extinct here - until now.

Beavers are known as "Nature's Engineers", famous for chopping down wood, building dams and lodges, and having very strong teeth that never stop growing! They used to be one of Scotland's native species, until they were hunted to extinction, 400 years ago. Now, four families of beavers have been brought over from Norway to Knapdale in Argyll in an experiment to see how they fare in the Scottish countryside. Join three children and a countryside ranger as they explore the area and look for clues that these nocturnal creatures have been active in the area. They visit a large dam the beavers have built – and you can try building an imaginary one for yourself ...

Scotland’s Animals: Series 1

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A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

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Factual: Pets & Animals

Get out into the Scottish countryside and discover our native species.

Take a walk in the countryside and meet some of Scotland's native species. Presenter Sarah McCardie finds out about the red squirrel, the salmon, and the beaver.

Take a walk in the countryside and meet some of Scotland's native species. Presenter Sarah McCardie finds out about the red squirrel, the salmon, and the beaver. Each programme features a location report recorded with a wildlife expert and a group of children, and interactive demonstrations and imaginative journeys that reveal more about the animals and their behaviour.

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