2. Beavers are the second largest rodent in the world after the Capybara.
3. The beaver is mainly a nocturnal animal.
4. The large front teeth of the beaver never stop growing. The beaver constant gnawing on wood helps to keep their teeth from growing to long.
5. Together beaver colonies create dams of wood & mud to provide still, deep water in order to protect against predators such as wolves, coyotes, bears & eagles & also they can float food & building material to their homes.
6. Once the dams are completed & ponds formed beavers will work on building (5 their homes called lodges in the middle. The dome shaped lodges , like the dams, are constructeers d with branches & mud, lodges have underwater entrances making entry tough for most other animals.
7. There are usually two dens within the lodge, one is for drying off after entering from the water & another ,drier one, is where the family of up to four adults & six to eight young live.
8. There were once more than 60 million North American beaver. But "As to hunting for its fur , its glands for medicine & because the beavers tree-felling & dams affect other lands uses, the population has decline to around 12 million.
9. The beaver has a good senses of , hearing, smell & touch.It has poor eyesight but does have a set of transparent eyelids which allow them to see under water.
11. Beavers are herbivores. They like to eat the wood of trees. Such as the aspen,cottonwood, willow, birch, maple, cherry & also eat pond weed & water lillies.
12. Adult beavers are round 3 feet long & have been known to weigh over 25 kg (5.5 lb). Females are as larger than males of the same age.
13. Beavers can live up to 24 years in the wild.
14. The beaver is the national animal of Canada, & features on the Canadian five-cent piece.
15. Beavers like to keep themselves busy they are prolific builders during the night. Hence the The saying "As busy as a beaver".
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