Interesting facts about the beavers

We decided to make our collections more fun facts, a variety of facts about specific kinds of animals. The first in line appeared oddly beavers. Facts about them a lot, but that's of particular interest, not so dense.

Beavers - a fish. So long believed Catholic monks. We suspect that this was done intentionally, so that during fasting feast on their flesh. Beavers most of the time under water - so the fish :)





Winter harvesting beavers of twigs, single-family homes can be up to 70 cubic meters in volume.



Beavers do not learn how people everything necessary for life. They know from birth how to build a dam and where to build houses.



Contrary to the expected ration beavers, they do not eat fish.



Closing the ear and nostril valves, as well as the mouth, the beaver could be under water for 10 to 15 minutes, while overcoming the distance up to 700 meters.



Bobryata live with their parents for at least two years.



One family of beavers includes parents and the brood of the past and current year. This family is up to 2, 9 square kilometers area.



The boundaries of their territory, beavers labeled Castoreum (secret musk glands).



The adult male beaver can weigh about as an eight-year boy.



That is why the beaver is considered the largest rodent in Europe and second in the world after the capybara.



Eyelids beavers transparent, allowing them to easily see under the water and protect the eyes.



Beavers - champions for the construction of dams. The very large beaver dam is 700 meters long.



A tree with a diameter of 40 centimeters, the beaver can knock down and cleaned of bark, about one night.



Activities Beavers accounted for twilight and night.



Claw second finger beaver split in half for combing wool.



Beaver tail covered with scales and stiff hairs. It performs the function of the keel and adjusts the depth of the dive.



Housing Beavers (hole or hut) is always above the water level, but the entrance is always under water.



The life expectancy of a beaver - 14 years. In captivity, this age can be increased almost threefold.



In the town of Bobruisk, there are two monuments to these animals.





Beaver depicted on the Canadian five cents from 1937.



Beaver, sometimes painted on the coat of arms of Irkutsk. Or rather, babr (Siberian tiger), which is a mixture of mythical beaver and a tiger.



Beaver dam - the only structure built animals that can be seen from outer space.