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[Serious] If beaver pelts were so highly sought after from the "new world," why wasn't the North American beaver domesticated along the lines of the fox and mink fur trade? Was there really that big on an abundance in the wild, or was there some other reason?

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[Serious] If beaver pelts were so highly sought after from the "new world," why wasn't the North American beaver domesticated along the lines of the fox and mink fur trade? Was there really that big on an abundance in the wild, or was there some other reason?	362