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Beavers

The beaver and the capybara are the world's largest rodents. But beavers are related more closely to squirrels. Typical contributions include questions about this semi-aquatic animal's defensive behaviors, geographic ranges, keystone roles in pond building and wetland health, survival threats, and troubled interactions with people.

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How do beavers get their food?

Beavers eat bark off trees. They store nice branches inside their lodges. My son once found a piece of branch 3 inches in diameter and about 15 inches long that had been cut to length by a beaver. Every bit of bark was scraped off.

HOW do beavers look like?

The hind feet are smaller then the front feet. Both hind and front have 5 toes. They're fingers are long and enable them to open things, such as latches. Their footprints are said to look like baby hand prints and footprints.

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Why is it that beavers build dams?

Their Tails

Mud

Logs

Their Teeth

sticks

Where do beavers get what they need?

The BEAVER needs food and shelter in its preferred environment. For food it loves young popular trees four to six inches in diameter, close to a body of water, flowing or not. Of course, it will drop any available live deciduous tree near a body of water, in order to reach and strip all of the branches for tender and tasty new growth, and for engineering material for its shelter and swimming pool. Beaver colonies remain small, so young beaver are always venturing out, looking for that ideal spot to set up a new home. If the water body is too shallow for their purposes, they will build a dam of sturdy tree branches and mud, saving the smallest branches for the upper sections, particularly at the spot they have decided to build their home. As they are cementing their logjam with mud, their are carving out an entrance ditch from the bottom muck, such that they can swim in a deeper channel below the frozen layer of winter ice, to their underwater front door. The damned up waterway will provide waist-deep or deeper water for their swimming hole, and a safe passage home in times of danger. Although beaver hibernate during the winter cold, they occasionally wake up for a tasty snack from their built-in refrigerator, the thick roof canopy and upper wall of their house. The structure is built thick enough not to freeze completely, so the interior is winter snack material.

How do beavers communicate?

Yes, sea otters communicate in many ways, such as making noises, rubbing noses, etc. Mother sea otters have special calls to their babies that are specific to each otter.

How fast are beavers?

Beavers can swim 5 to 9 miles per hour. They move a lot slower on land. They can also stay underwater for 10 to 15 minutes.

Why did people want beaver fur so badly?

the pelts were very popular and were a privilege to get hold of. They sold them for money and other valuable things.

Why is a lady's private called a beaver?

bacause beavers are hairy and vagina's are naturaly hairy but if ur vag is hairy shave it that's just gross,,,ha and its funny to say

Will turtles eat beavers?

Beavers eat the bark and soft wood just underneath the bark

What is a beaver's prey?

Humans and wolves are the beaver's predators.

Animals that have large front teeth?

why do chipmunks have large front teeth


A beaver also has large front teeth and so does a walrus. :)

Do beavers dig holes or live in dams?

No. Beavers do not hibernate. Also, beavers cannot go inside their dam. They build a separate "lodge" structure somewhere else in their pond with an underwater entrance. The lodge looks like a pile of mud and sticks and is built in the same fashion as the dam.

What is the state animal of NY?

New York's state reptile is the snapping turtle. New York adopted the reptile in the late 18oo's.

When do wisdom teeth stop growing?

The width of the jaw stops growing between the ages of two and four. The upper jaw stops growing around nice years of age. The lower jaw continues to grow until the age of 16 in females and 19 in males.

How do people help beavers?

Beavers are now known to help the environment by building dams (known as lodges). The dams created lakes along the rivers and helped to slow down any flooding previously experienced during very rainy weather further downstream. Beavers also kept down the overgrowth of willows, etc, that could flourish too much and choke the rivers. In some places, beavers have been deliberately reintroduced (can't remember where, it was a documentary on the TV).

How does a beaver know which tree to cut down Joke?

Which Ever One He Chews
which ever one he chews
they don't know which tree to cut down, it's random selection

Are beavers good pets?

Yes, you can. Beavers are very much like cats and dogs; they will follow you around the house, relax on your lap, etc. They also adore attention. However, beavers are not that popular as pets due to their obsession with building things out of whatever they see, which is why it's typically a good idea to keep them outdoors in a fenced in area.

What climate does a beaver live in?

Beavers live in coniferous forests/taiga/boreal forests.

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Why is Matt kind in the sign of the beaver?

Matt daydreams about saving Attean from danger and being a hero to Attean.

Is a beaver a decomposer?

Beavers are not decomposers. They are consumers.

What is the scientific classification for a Beaver?

There are two species of beaver:

Castor fiber Eurasian Beaver

Castor canadensis American Beaver

How does attean feel about his reading lessons with Matt?

he felt angery mad and upset because it was hard for him to read