All About Beaver

Thе bеаvеr (саѕtоr саnаdеnѕiѕ), a kеуѕtоnе ѕресiеѕ in оur еnvirоnmеnt, iѕ thе lаrgеѕt rodent fоund in Nоrth Amеriса. An individual саn weigh up tо 60 pounds, although the average аdult gеnеrаllу weighs bеtwееn 35 аnd 40 роundѕ.Trapped tо near еxtinсtiоn fоr their dense waterproof fur soon аftеr Eurореаn ѕеttlеmеnt in thе United Stаtеѕ, thе beaver …

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19 Amusing Facts About Beavers That You Probably Don’t Know!

Facts About Beavers

Basic information about the beaver

One of the largest and most powerful rodents of North America is the beaver. The scientific name of the beaver is ‘Castor Canadensis.’ They are not only the biggest rodent of North America but also the second-largest rodent in the world! Because of their unique abilities and capacity for changing their environment according to their needs, they are greatly admired by many people. Native Americans sometimes even call them ‘little people’ and not to mention that by Americans Indians, they have been named as ‘sacred center.’ They are second only to humans in their practice of shifting their environments/habitats according to their needs. Beavers are famous for being very busy and hard-working creatures. In fact, there are two idioms ‘eager beaver’ and ‘busy as a beaver’ that are inspired by them. They even have an ability to change different land structures. Being a semi-aquatic creature, they usually spend most of their time in streams and rivers. The beaver possesses two existing species, one is North American beaver, and the other is Eurasian beaver. Here, we will discuss a few details of beavers like their appearance, diet, habitats, and reproduction, etc.

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Why Do Beavers Build Dams? The Advantages and Disadvantages of These Dams

Why Do Beavers Build Dams?

Beaver is one of the largest rodents in the world. They are very useful, hardworking as well as social. They contain amazing body features that help them adapt to their environment according to their needs. They possess dense fur, a flattened tail, and webbed feet to help them live comfortably both outside and inside the water. Their strong jaws and powerful teeth with iron coating help them to gnaw on trees. They even have the stamina to crack the whole tree or even some trees in a series to construct their dams and homes on it. Beavers are second only to humans in their habit of adapting to their environment according to their necessities.

What is a beaver dam?

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How to Trap Smart Beavers: 5 Working Tips & 4 Types of Traps

Close-up of a beaver.

Beavers are the large semi-aquatic rodents in North America and second largest rodent found in the world. Living in colonies, biting and felling the trees with their sharp teeth and jaws. From past few years, there is relatively a great increase in beaver population which has caused many encounters with the humans, and most of these were life threatening.

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Beaver damage in nature.
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Damage caused by beavers

Since beavers have the ability to build dams to save themselves from predators, they are dramatically affecting the environment and the area in which they are living and causing many problems for human as well. We can divide them into two basic categories; one is cutting trees, and another one is flooding. In addition, beavers pose a threat to crops and personal property of inhabitants. Unfortunately, we do not have a special mechanism to abandon beaver activity. Even, harassing the Beavers is not of any use.

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