Beaver Watching!
We saw beaver!
What a great way to end our Earth Day! This evening we set out to some beaver lodges about a half mile from where we’re staying. Take a look at the video and pictures.
The American Beaver is North America’s largest rodent. You can identify a beaver swimming because you can see both the head and part of the body when it swims. It has a large flattened tail that it uses as a rudder for swimming and stores fat for the winter. Another interesting fact about the beaver’s tail is when they get scared or want to ward off other animals they slap their tail on the water making a loud shot gun like sound. We were fortunate to have the beaver swim very close to us and we didn't get “slapped”!
What a great way to end our Earth Day! This evening we set out to some beaver lodges about a half mile from where we’re staying. Take a look at the video and pictures.
The American Beaver is North America’s largest rodent. You can identify a beaver swimming because you can see both the head and part of the body when it swims. It has a large flattened tail that it uses as a rudder for swimming and stores fat for the winter. Another interesting fact about the beaver’s tail is when they get scared or want to ward off other animals they slap their tail on the water making a loud shot gun like sound. We were fortunate to have the beaver swim very close to us and we didn't get “slapped”!
posted by Ms. Messick @ 7:46 PM
2 Comments:
SOOOO jealous; it looks like you are having such a blast!! Your videos are awesome-I finally had time to watch them all. The forest looks realllly pretty. Glad you didn't get slapped by the beaver.
Zinnel
Ms. Messick,
What has been the most facinating species you have seen so far? Why?
Mr. J's 4th hour
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