More Dam Facts about Beavers

Beavers can dam rivers to create still pond areas for themselves to live in. Some animals are important parts of their ecosystem. Beavers just make their own ecosystem.

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A beaver’s teeth never stop growing so they have to continuously chew down trees whether they need to or not. Some say a beaver’s life is “busy”; whereas, others say their lives are “a Sisyphusean hell”.

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A beaver’s butt literally smells like vanilla. These esters and pheromones are mostly used for breeding and communication but they also developed so that a beaver can sit in your ice cream and YOU’LL NEVER KNOW!

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Beaver’s can hold their breath for around fifteen minutes; so, if a beaver toddler has a tantrum and starts holding its breath, you’ve got a long afternoon ahead of you…

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Baby beavers are called “kits” because you can build one from parts you find in your home.

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Beavers have a transparent third eyelid so one can be winking at you and you’ll never see it.

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Beavers will let muskrats share their lodge but will silently resent them.

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If a beaver is hissing at you, you should probably avoid trying to touch it because it is either very angry or leaking air. If it turns out to be leaking air, you can have a beaver patched at any nearby gas station.

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Beavers are indifferent to cold so, if you want to frighten one, I recommend fire.

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The Beaver is Canada’s national animal ever since that embarrassing incident with the moose in the bordello…