<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Castor</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Castoridae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>beaver</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>beavers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of a genus containing two living species of amphibious rodents native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Beavers have short legs, a stout body, a small, broad, blunt head, large chisel-shaped incisor teeth, a broad, oval, horizontally-flattened, scaly tail, palmated hind feet, and a coat of soft fur. They are distinguished by their ability to chew through trunks and cut down trees, constructing huts of mud and wood for habitation, and dams for preserving a supply of water. ]]></note></mads>