# @denverpost on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXM3-JvjN9_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63968788-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-16T17:36:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

A dearly departed, geriatric Colorado beaver with a tree allergy served as a major inspiration for Pixar’s latest animated delight, “Hoppers.”

Pixar creators studied Ginger, formerly a resident of the cheyennemountainzoo in Colorado Springs, as part of their research for the beaver-centric film with an eco-friendly message.

Read more about this Colorado icon and "waddling chicken nugget” via the link in our bio.

📝: Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post // lizzy_hernandez
📷: Courtesy of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo/provided by Disney/Pixar

#hoppers #hoppersmovie #cheyennemountainzoo #colorado #coloradoproud #beavers #gingerthebeaver

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gingerthebeaver, colorado, hoppers, beavers, cheyennemountainzoo, hoppersmovie, coloradoproud

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