--- 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. 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