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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.
1,339 Questions
Who played Beaver's big brother in Leave it to Beaver?
Tony Dow played Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver, the Beaver's older and sometimes wiser brother. Dow played Wally in all but one of the original 235 episodes.
Is it legal in Texas to kill beavers?
Each state has guidelines for hunting and trapping, you will need to check your local
conservation laws.
How are beavers adapted to the woodland?
well first off beavers are very good swimmers and can adapt to water quite easily having webbed paws and they evolved sharp teeth and a craving for fish and other marine animals so a beaver can do just fine in wetlands
What color are the beavers' fur?
Beavers have orange teeth. Wierd, I know! But when they are born they're teeth are white and very soft and not strong at all. But as they get older they start to chew on trees, and logs, and other bigger stuff like that, and accually those kind of things have iron in them. So, when the beaver chews on all tose things it get iron all over their teeth. Then, when they get in the water and swim all the time it makes the iron turn to orange.
How does it look inside of a beaver dam?
It looks like a dome but their is no door(they swim under water to get to it).
Why did beaver hat makers somtimes go mad?
They didn't go mad. There is nothing from a dead beaver belt that would cause a reaction.
What happens in chapters 11-15 of sign of the beaver?
Many things happen in Sign of The Beaver, Chapters 1-5. First off, the family is left by the father to build shelter, crops, and find food. Then Matthew's gun is stolen. The Indians save Matthew from drowning, as well.
What is the effect to a beaver builds a dam in a river?
Beavers sometimes build dams to create lakes, slowing the flow of water and so changing their habitat. oh and you wrote why two times.^_^
What did use with beaver skins?
Beaver pelts served many purposes, but most were for warmth and trading for profit. They were commonly used for hats and were bartered to Native Americans and other traders for goods and money.
How long does it take a beaver to make its lodge?
It depends on how big the tree is and what sort of wood.
If you watch the lumberjack axe races they can cut a 30-50cm tree trunk in half in a matter of minutes. That's using competition axes and soft, unknotted wood though.
But a team of axemen used to take about a week to cut just the gob out of a big Sequoia!
Nah, bro. If you wanna find a cool animal, you should get into hippopotamuses. They are cool.
What happened in the battle of beaver dams?
Battle lasted for a couple of hours. It occurred on 24 June 1813.
- They gnaw branches off of trees, no kidding. First of all they gnaw a tree down then gnaw the branches off and float them down the river into the spot that they will do the most good.
- the beaver piles logs on the surface of the water than it swims underneath the pile and puts up poles to support the logs and build a roof
How do beavers change their surroundings to meet their needs?
beavers chage their surrooundings by cutting down trees and damming up the steam
Plants, grasses, bark, and cattails. They are herbivores.
What is the collective for beavers?
The collective nouns are
- a colony of beavers
- a lodge of beavers
- a family of beavers.
Is beaver a rodent marsupial or egg layers?
The beaver is a rodent. Rodents are placental mammals, and beavers are placental mammals, not marsupials, which are pouched mammals. Beavers are also not monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The only monotremes are latches and echidnas.
What are the living arrangements for beavers?
they build their own dams with real living quarters, ( upper and lower levels, ) that way they can also keep dry and have their kits, (babies)
What are interting facts about beavers?
they can chew but but they cannot bite.
they can swim 100 meters in 3-15 seconds depending on their paw size.
they can eat any animal in the whole world with their gums.
they can build a dam bigger than your house.
they look cute when dry.
they look like small logs submerged in an ocean current.
they are fun to dress up as for any party---specfically Halloween parties.
they are the offical mascot of Swarthmore College.
they do not have any signifiant bowels.
they can play volleyball with pine-cones.
all in all
they are a blast!
