Name: Video: University of Minnesota expert helped make animated beavers in ‘Hoppers’ true to life
Description: Emily Fairfax has spent the past decade studying beavers and how they change landscapes by altering the flow of rivers and streams. She spent five years working with a Pixar animation team to make sure the movie accurately portrays the furry rodents.

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Emily Fairfax has spent the past decade studying beavers and how they change landscapes by altering the flow of rivers and streams. She spent five years working with a Pixar animation team to make sure the movie accurately portrays the furry rodents.

University of Minnesota expert helped make animated beavers in ‘Hoppers’ true to life

On the left, a poster for the animated movie "Hoppers" with a beaver held in a bear's mouth. on the right, a woman poses in the wetlands.

Movie poster courtesy of Pixar | Photo courtesy of Emily Fairfax

A screen grab of a movie with two animated beavers. One wears a crown.

Courtesy of Pixar

Courtesy of Emily Fairfax

Dan Pepper/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A view of a large body of water in a forest.

A woman stands next to a tree that has been gnawed on.

University of Minnesota expert helped make animated beavers in ‘Hoppers’ true to life

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