Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 62.

Västerbotten [1], 28/05/1732, ¶252:

The beaver is capable of chopping down even the biggest aspen tree with its teeth and I know of no other animal that can do that: it is thus superior to all other animals with regard to the power of its bite.