--- title: Beaver Eating Grapes: Video description: Adorable video of Hazel a baby beaver eating grapes at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma Washington canonical: https://time.com/3680705/beaver-eating-grape/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-23T19:50:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:08.185Z og:title: This Baby Beaver Snacking on Grapes Is Your Moment of Zen for Today og:description: Adorable video of Hazel a baby beaver eating grapes at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma Washington og:url: https://time.com/3680705/beaver-eating-grape/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c9ce5d230b2dce8/69877b952dce0125719dd24d/screen-shot-2015-01-23-at-1-27-04-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-01-23 at 1.27.04 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Baby Beaver Snacking on Grapes Is Your Moment of Zen for Today twitter:description: Adorable video of Hazel a baby beaver eating grapes at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma Washington twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c9ce5d230b2dce8/69877b952dce0125719dd24d/screen-shot-2015-01-23-at-1-27-04-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Baby Beaver Snacking on Grapes Is Your Moment of Zen for Today  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2015 7:50 PM UTC   by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2015 7:50 PM UTC Starting to feel bad about slacking on your New Year’s resolution to be healthy? Just watch this tiny beaver named Hazel quietly munch on some grapes in a video produced by Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash., and you’ll be persuaded to get back on track. Fruit seems to be a change of pace from beavers’ typical diet in the wild of bark and twigs. But Hazel’s clear love of grapes should inspire us all to ditch the junk food for a healthier choice. ### A Squirrel's Guide to Fashion  This Year's Model Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Simple, Yet Elegant Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Sorry, Did You Say Something? 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