Nice Beaver!

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Yet another picture taken by Kate at the National Zoo. When we arrived at the beaver pen, a bunch of keepers were inside, posing for a picture. This little guy clearly thought that humans being in his enclosure indicated that it was feeding time, and was doing his best pathetic begging.

It really just begs to be LOL'ed:

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I'm sure somebody else can do better, though, so have at it. Here's a high-res version, if you would like to re-edit it yourself.

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