Do beavers really build damns and if so why ?

Answer 1

Okay enough with the silly answers.....

Beavers dam up waterways in order to create what is called a beaver pond. in the center of this pond they then build their Lodge.

Entrance to the lodge is under water which helps protect the beaver and its offspring from predators like wolves.

Although beavers do not need to soak trees to soften them up they do store logs in the beaver pond so they have access to food during the winter months when the pond maybe frozen over.

Unlike humans, beaver's teeth continue to grow through out their life so they must gnaw on logs in order to wear down there teeth.

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Answer 2

Dams, not damns. Dam is a structure that retains water or other fluid. Damn is a swear word.

Yes, beaver build dams. Basically to pool up water. This pool of water helps provide food and protection for the beaver. Some dams are extensive, wide and long and deep. Some are very short and shallow. Usually the bigger dams are on large streams that have a lot of current during the fall and winter. The smaller dam are found in wetland areas, where there is no need to control large quanities of water.

Not all beaver build dams. Some beaver are den dwellers. They dig out the banks of rivers, creeks and streams. Then pad and insulated the earth dens with plant matter.

Most beaver build a hut. Sometimes on the dam. Most the time on an island in the pool. There are usually two huts. A main hut for all the beaver family. Which is shared during winter. A second one referred to as the bachelor hut. This is were the male goes when the female is caring for young. This bachelor hut also provides a place for any young beaver from the preceding generation. The mother beaver is very protective of her current brood. So any young from last season and the male are not allowed in the main hut.

Answer 3

j_mcard1e is mostly accurate, but omits two things.

Beavers build dams, yes. They do so to give themselves a sort of "home". The dam ensures that they will have water and with the water not running the home is not in danger of being washing away.

Beavers live on the water in what is called a den. The entrance is underwater. But most of the den is above water. This protects the beavers, which live in small families.

Also, when one adult beaver recognizes danger he slaps his tail against the water, making a loud noise. This alerts all nearby beavers to the danger.

Beavers are rodents. As such, they need to gnaw constantly because the teeth are always growing. This is a habit true of all rodents, including rats, mice, squirrels, capybara, hutias, cavies, chinchilla, hares, porcupines, marmots, etc.

Answer 4

Yes and it is quite a sight. You would swear that someone had taken a ax to the forest. They so it to gather wood for their homes and to created an environment ideal for feeding and breeding.

Answer 5

Beavers build homes and we call them dams.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Yes. They are aquatic creatures, and live in the lake they create.

Answer 8

yes they do, and the cut down trees with their teeth.
they use the branches to make houses for themselves and
also to dam up the water to create an enviornment that softens the tree branches so they can then eat them?? that's what i think.


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Answer 9

Yes. To keep water on one side of the wall and not the other.

Answer 10

To block up rivers & cause the trees they knock down to get more waterlogged & easier to eat.