It was amazing to see this large beaver, the
largest rodent, working away building up his lodge (seen on
right). We saw this beaver near Wonder Lake. He was
using his large webbed feet to quickly swim, gather sticks, and
return to add onto his his lodge. The beaver holds these
sticks in place with mud, plants, sticks, and rocks.
The water of these little ponds were pretty cold
and it would get much colder by winter. Beavers have thick
soft under fur which insulates their bodies from these frigid
waters. Also, they build their lodges to keep out the cold
winter temperatures.
We later found that Beavers have many uses for
their huge tales (6 to 10 inches long). They use their
tales as a rudder while swimming, a warning signal when danger is
near, and as a balance while he is standing on his hind legs
cutting trees and branches.
