What are facts about beavers?

Answer 1

1. Beavers weigh between 40 to 60 pounds

2. they are between 3 to 4 feet tall

3. and their front teeth never stop growing

4. Beavers are natural engineers, chopping down trees, trimming off limbs and branches and dragging them off to their ponds to create dams, as well as homes. The beaver dome-shaped houses are also their winter food supply ( built-in refrigerator ) when they occasionally waken from hibernation and want to snack.

5. They create natural ponds for underwater entrances to their homes. Thus they help reduce runoff flooding creeks and rivers in the spring.

6. A beaver can cut down a 6-inch diameter tree ( poplar is their favourite food tree ) in about three minutes, faster than most humans could do with a sharp axe.

7. They are nocturnal. Thus trees can easily disappear overnight.
they build dams out of rocks and sticks