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, in Veronica Mars, a 2000s teen drama TV series
  • Beaver, in the Franklin preschool franchise
  • Tony Beaver, 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, a 2001 documentary

Periodicals

  • The Beaver (newspaper), the London School of Economics' student newspaper
  • The Beaver, now Canada's History magazine

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • The Beaver (fable), from Aesop's fables
  • Beaver (band), a stoner rock band from the Netherlands
  • The Beaver, the name of the Canadian Comedy Awards trophy
  • Beaver, an optional gambling rule in backgammon
  • "Beavers", a Series B episode of the television series QI (2004)

Businesses

  • Beaver Motorcoach Corporation, a defunct American bus manufacturer

Education

  • Beaver College, now Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Beaver Local High School, St. Clair Township, Ohio, U.S.
  • Beavers (Scouting), 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, historically known as the Beaver tribe, a First Nations people in Canada
  • Beaver First Nation, or the Beavers, a Canadian First Nation government or band
  • Dane-zaa language, once known as Beaver
  • Beaver Harris (William Godvin Harris, 1936–1991), an American jazz drummer
  • Steve Menzies (b. 1973), nicknamed Beaver, an Australian rugby league footballer

Places

Antarctica

  • Beaver Glacier (Enderby Land)
  • Beaver Glacier (Ross Ice Shelf)

Canada

  • Beaver County, Alberta
  • Beaver Cove (British Columbia)
  • Beaver Lakes (Annapolis), two lakes
  • Beaver Mountain (British Columbia), Selkirk Mountains
  • Beaver Valley (Ontario)

United States

  • Beaver, Alaska
  • Beaver, Arkansas
  • Beaver City, Indiana
  • Beaver, Iowa
  • Beaver, Kansas
  • Beaver, Kentucky
  • Beaver, Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan
  • Beaver, Baldwin Township, Delta County, Michigan
  • Beaver, Minnesota
  • Beaver City, Nebraska
  • Beaver, Ohio
  • Beaver, Oklahoma
  • Beaver County, Oklahoma
  • Beaver, Oregon
  • Beaver, Pennsylvania
  • Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  • Beaver, Utah
  • Beaver County, Utah
  • Beaver, Washington
  • Beaver, West Virginia <!-- Beaver, Wisconsin redirects here-->
  • Beaver, Clark County, Wisconsin
  • Beaver, Marinette County, Wisconsin
  • Beaver (community), Marinette County, Wisconsin
  • Beaver, Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Beaver Mountain, Utah
  • Beaver Mountain (Wyoming)
  • Beaver National Forest, Utah
  • Beaver Township (disambiguation)

Sports

  • Bemidji State Beavers, athletic teams of Bemidji State University, Minnesota, U.S.
  • Oregon State Beavers, athletic teams of Oregon State University, U.S.
  • Benny Beaver, the mascot of Oregon State University
  • Portland Beavers, baseball teams representing Portland, Oregon, U.S.
  • Beaver Stadium, in University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Weyburn Beavers, baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League

Vehicles

Aircraft

  • De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
  • Spectrum Beaver, an ultralight family
  • Type 93A Beaver, the Bristol Boarhound's bomber variant
  • Bober (drone), a Ukrainian drone

Other vehicles

  • Beaver (armored bridgelayer vehicle), a variant of the Leopard 1 tank
  • Beaver (ship), the name of several ships
  • Plaxton Beaver, a minibus body
  • Beaver (train), a Southern Pacific passenger train
  • Beaver Rover, a proposed Mars rover on the cancelled Northern Light mission

Other uses

  • Beaver, an alternative spelling of bevor, a piece of medieval armour protecting the neck
  • Beaver, term confused with bevor to refer to the visor of a medieval military helmet
  • Mountain beaver, a North American rodent not closely related to the beaver

See also

  • Beaver Airport (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Bridge (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Brook (disambiguation)
  • Beaver County (disambiguation)
  • Beaver City (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Creek (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Dam (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Falls (disambiguation)
  • Beaver tail (disambiguation)
  • Beaver Valley (disambiguation)
  • Beaverdam Creek (disambiguation)
  • Beaverton (disambiguation)
  • Beavertown (disambiguation)
  • Beaverville (disambiguation)
  • Eager beaver (disambiguation)
  • Beaver v R, a notable decision of the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Beaver fraternal orders
  • Beaver hat, a hat made from felted beaver fur
  • Beevers, a surname
  • Bieber (surname)
  • Belvoir (disambiguation), a homophone used for names and locations
  • Busy beaver, a game in theoretical computer science
  • Made beaver, a unit of account used in the Hudson's Bay Company