Brazos Bend State Park

While I was watching this guy, one of the park rangers stopped and told me it's story. This beaver had evidently been attacked by an alligator. He has a large wound above his left shoulder which did not seem to hinder his movement or range of motion. He had been hanging around this same little strip of land for a couple of days. When he first appeared in the area, there was a female with him. She hadn't been seen since her arrival. I sat and watched this one for at least 30 minutes as he rolled over on his back, sat up, drank, and walked around. I had no idea that he wasn't one of the regulars at the park until the ranger said this is one of the only beavers that he had seen at BBSP.