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- Habitat: Terrestrial, freshwater
- Live near rivers, streams, pond, lakes and marshes
- Diet: HerbivoreNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
- Eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants
- Size: Head and body, 23 to 39 in (60 to 100 cm); Tail, 7.75 to 12 in (20 to 30.5 cm)National Geographic: Beaver Profile
- They can remain underwater for 15 minutes without surfacingNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
- They have a set of transparent eyelids that function like goggles
- Lifespan: Up to 24 yearsNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
- Predators: Coyotes, wolves and bears
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Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and can weigh up to 27 kg (60 lbs). They are herbivorous mammals who eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants. Beavers can live up to 24 years in the wild.National Geographic: Beaver Profile
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Beavers Questions
Why are beavers instinctively driven to build dams? 2 Answers...Quote... Beaver dams may be good for nature, but why do beavers build them? In short, a dam creates a body of water that makes a relatively safe neighborhoo... read more
How much wood does it take for a beaver to make a dam? 1 AnswerThat would seem to be impossible to answer without knowing the size of stream or river that is being dammed. Darron read more


