American Beaver T-Shirt
American Beaver T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
Two beavers at work on a gnawed trunk.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 023
From the book
- Species
- Castor canadensis
- As named in the book
- American Beaver; Castor fiber americanus.
- Artist
- J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman
- Book
- The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1845–48
“Beavers prefer small clear-water rivers, and creeks, and likewise resort to large springs.”
Then and now
Trapped out of much of its range by 1900; now back in almost every state.
Field notes
Trapped nearly out of existence by 1900. About fifteen million now.
Audubon and Bachman painted two beavers at work on a gnawed trunk, and in their text took care to separate fact from legend: "three-fourths of the old accounts of this extraordinary animal are fabulous," they wrote. They trusted trappers instead, one of whom told them beavers prefer small clear-water rivers and creeks.
By the time they wrote, the fur trade had been at it for two centuries. Heavy trapping and forest clearing nearly wiped beaver out of much of North America by 1900.
The fur boom ended, states brought beavers back, and they have rebuilt to an estimated fifteen million. It matters well beyond beavers: their dams make wetlands for ducks, frogs, fish, otters and muskrats, slow floods and raise water tables. A keystone species, in the ecologists' term.
- 1600sThe fur trade begins.
- 1845–48Audubon and Bachman's "American Beaver."
- c. 1900Gone from much of its range.
- TodayAbout 15 million.