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American Beaver — printable fact sheet
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
The American beaver is North America's largest rodent and one of the very few animals that remakes an entire landscape to suit itself. By felling trees and damming streams it converts running water into ponds, creating wetland that supports fish, amphibians, waterfowl and moose …
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- Beaver dams are visible from space and can reach lengths of over 850 meters (2,790 feet), making them some of the largest animal-made structures on Earth.
- Beaver teeth are orange because the enamel is reinforced with iron — and they self-sharpen as they wear. Their lips close behind the incisors, letting them gnaw wood underwater. A transparent third eyelid works like built-in goggles. The mere sound of running water is enough to trigger dam-building.
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