Are there beaver secretions in your vanilla ice cream? News articles or food influencers on social media might have you believe that castoreum, a yellow, syrupy substance from the castor sacs near a ...

Next time you pick up a vanilla candy, think twice. A chemical compound used in vanilla flavored foods and scents comes from the butt of a beaver. Castoreum comes from a beaver's castor sacs, located ...

As a wildlife damage specialist for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, I’ve accepted the fact that odd odors are just part of the job. From handling skunks to hard working interns that haven’t ...

It's a myth that artificial vanilla flavoring comes from castoreum extracted from beaver castor sacs. Flavor chemists explain that artificial vanilla flavor is made from synthetic vanillin. Vanillin ...

"Eau De Musc" isn't your usual whiskey. It gets its flavor from beavers. Beaver castor sacs to be specific. But let's get back to the beavers, shall we? The 88 proof bourbon has been infused with the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Beavers secrete a special goo that smells ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A new resident has moved in at Frick Park. The Pittsburgh Park Rangers have discovered a beaver has moved in at Nine Mile Run. They first spotted the animal about a week and a ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series examining the beaver.The beaver has an important place in American history and the history of the west. Much of the exploration of North America ...