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[[File:Jungle Hijinxs SNES 3.png|thumb|left|Two Gnawties, one of which has just been defeated by Rambi, in [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]]]

In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Gnawties are one of the weakest enemies encountered by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] on their journey, as they can be defeated from any attack, including being jumped on, rolled into, or having a [[barrel]] thrown at it. Gnawties have a brown-fur variant that moves around while standing in the center hole of a [[millstone]], somewhat similar to the functionality of a {{wp|hamster wheel}}. They appear in two temple-themed levels, [[Millstone Mayhem]] and [[Temple Tempest]]. In contrast to regular Gnawties, this type cannot be defeated because millstones are indestructible. Some millstone-riding Gnawties chase the Kongs down a path until they hit into a dead-end wall, while others move back and forth on a set path. Additionally, two of the game's bosses are Gnawties, [[Very Gnawty]] and [[Really Gnawty]], both of whom require more hits to defeat than a regular Gnawty and move around by hopping instead of walking. Very Gnawty is green and Really Gnawty is brown, reflecting the colors of both types of Gnawties.

Gnawties are differently colored in each remake. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], the green Gnawties are gray (though one appears green in the credits) and the millstone-riding type is red. Additionally, the millstone-riding Gnawties stand on top of the millstone rather instead of in the center. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], all Gnawties were recolored to gray, including the millstone-riding variant, and the colors of Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty were swapped, with the latter taking on a gray color.

[[File:Gnawty DK64 screenshot.png|thumb|A Gnawty as it appears in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]

Gnawties (referred to as '''Beavers''' by the [[Prima Games]] guide and the Banana Guide<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Game Guide. {{media link|DK64 Prima 15.jpg|Page 15}}.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229072052/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/cc.html Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide]. nintendo.com. Archived February 29, 2000, 07:20:52 UTC from the [http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/cc.html original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 21, 2018.</ref>) make a third appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' where they are bigger and have light blue fur. They are common in [[Jungle Japes]] and the surrounding shore of [[DK Isles]], and a few also appear in [[Crystal Caves]]. They are the primary enemy in Jungle Japes's [[Battle Arena Pad|Battle Arena stage]], Beaver Brawl. Like their two previous appearances, Gnawties can be defeated from any attack, including the new abilities introduced in the game. In an area surrounding the [[Cranky's Lab]] of Jungle Japes, Gnawties appear in increasingly large sizes and rival the size of Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty. Gnawties are the main focus of the [[Beaver Bother]] minigame, where a [[Klaptrap]] has to guide a certain number of them into a pit before time runs out. Gnawties also appear in [[Rambi Arena]], where [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] has to defeat as many Gnawties as possible before time runs out; defeating a Gnawty would reward a point to Rambi. Sometimes a gold Gnawty appears in the arena, and defeating it rewards ten points. A gold Gnawty also appears in one segment of the secret ending, appearing behind [[Dogadon]] and scaring him.