A love-hungry beaver is reported to have been causing havoc in southwest England felling trees in the Cornish village of Gunnislake in an attempt to attract a female companion, local media reported.

The songbird has a friend in the beaver. According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the busy beaver's signature dams provide critical habitat for a variety of migratory songbirds, particularly in the semi-arid interior of the West.

A huge beaver crashed into a food store near the south Urals city of Chelyabinsk on Friday smashing a shop window and several bottles of vodka, local officials said.