That's a lot of Canadian symbolism packed into one photograph! Jason Pinder, who volunteers with Regina's Salthaven West animal rehabilitation centre, posed for a portrait with this rescued beaver kit. (Megan Lawrence/Salthaven West)It's hard to imagine anything more Canadian — or more adorable — than a photo of a Mountie cuddling a baby beaver. Sure enough, it happened recently at Regina's Salthaven West wildlife rehabilitation centre. The centre helps injured and abandoned birds and wild animals, and in May received four beaver kits whose mother had been killed near Fort Qu'Appelle.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 19:11 UTC