Beaver Facts

• Beavers’ teeth never stop growing.
• Beavers are the second largest rodent after the capybara. You can check out my capybara blog post here.
• There is a food called a beaver tail which is a piece of deep fried dough shaped into a beaver tail shape with toppings.

• Beavers have transparent eyelids that act like goggles.
• A beaver can hold its breath up to 15 minutes.

Info

COMMON NAME: Beaver

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Castor canadensis

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Herbivore

GROUP NAME: Colony

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 24 years

SIZE: Head and body: 23 to 39 inches; tail: 7.75 to 12 inches

WEIGHT: 60 pounds

Credit to National Geographic. You can check them out here.