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Beaver The Gnawing Animal. Power Point by: Taylor. Introduction. B eavers are mammals they are also rodents. Its scientific name is Castor C anadensis. There is different kinds of beavers. Physical Features. Beavers have small ears. They also have small eyes. Beavers have a big body.
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BeaverThe Gnawing Animal Power Point by: Taylor
Introduction • Beavers are mammals they are also rodents. • Its scientific name is Castor Canadensis. • There is different kinds of beavers
Physical Features • Beavers have small ears. • They also have small eyes. • Beavers have a big body. • Small arms and hands. • They have webbed feet. • Usually biggest rodent. • Beavers have a lot of fur. • They have big flat tails.
Life Span/Endangered or not • Beavers are not endangered. • Their life span is 24 years.
Habitat • Beavers live in Asia, Europe, Canada, and United State’s. • They have under water entrances. • They live near water and woods.
Climate • Beavers live cold places. • It will snow in winter. • It can rain any time of year.
Food • Beavers are herbivores. • They like leaves, bark, twigs, and roots. • They only eat plants. • They like cambium a soft tissue near the top layer of wood.
Prey • The things that eat beavers are Wolfs, Otters, Foxes, Coyotes, Bears.
Behavior • Beavers are mammals. • They are also rodents. • They knock down trees. • They build dams and hide in them when in danger.
Reproduction • Baby beavers are called kits. • Kits know how to swim and walk when born. • Kits Wight about 0.5 to 1.5 pounds.
Physical Adaptations • Beavers have two layers of skin to keep warm. • They have flaps of skin in ears and nose. • The tail helps it on land and water.
Behavioral Adaptations • They store food under water for winter. • Beavers slap tail on water to tell other beavers of danger.
Physiological Adaptations • Beavers have an orange coating to keep there teeth from getting damaged • There webbed feet help them get throw the water. • Beavers have an clear eye lid so that they could see under water
Fun Facts • In the water beavers tail’s can turn four ways. • From the day they don’t stop gnawing. • They can change there own land scape on there own.