North American Beaver ( Castor canadensis)

1. North American Beaver(Castor canadensis) By Zack Neve & Moussa Diao

2. Physical Descriptions • Beavers are nocturnal • Dark Brown animal up to 35 – 46 inches long • 16 inch flat scaly tail • Weighing up to 35 to 75 lbs • Massive head, small ears, beady little eyes, four large incisors, webbed and hind feet

3. Sound • Beavers hiss at muskrats, or strange beavers, or anything else that might be a threat. • Very loud • Scares intruders or Warne's other beavers.

4. Food • Beavers eat trees, grasses, forbs, and aquatic vegetation. • Soft inner part of bark of cottonwood, willow or aspen is there favorite.

5. Live by rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. Beavers build dams that change the course of streams and create ponds. They use bark, sticks, mud and logs. They make it so that it is difficult for predators to attack them. In the winter, the water around the lodge usually freezes, protecting the beaver almost completely Habitat

6. Predators • Some of the animals that prey upon beavers are foxes, coyotes, wolves, lynx, otters, weasels, hawks, eagles, and owls.

7. Reproduction • Beavers mating occurs in January and February . • Kits are born in early spring, from April through June. • Kits when reaching 2nd year take on adult duties.

8. Winter life • Beavers are strict herbivores who do not hibernate. • They eat inner bark of trees during winter. • Live under water during winter to protect themselves from predators.

9. Fun facts ! - Beavers mate for life. • - A beaver can remain submerged in the water for up to 15 minutes. - Beavers can close both their ears and nose. • - Beavers were hunted to extinction in England in the 12th century.

10. citations • Gpnc.org • Thejunglestore.com/beavers • Enchantedlearning.com