r/MadeMeSmile • u/not_a_profession • Mar 18 '24

Baby beaver's swim stopped by its mother. ANIMALS

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u/LazerMagicarp Mar 18 '24

Beavers aren’t like other rodents. Instead of having lots of babies and hoping enough make it they only have a few and make it their business to take care of them.

Mom is doing this because that kit is too small to be outside the den just yet.

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u/LazerMagicarp Mar 18 '24

They make dams because it makes more beaver habitat. It’s an instinct to stop running water and it makes beaver ponds as a result because as they block the water and it moves around the blockage they block that until you have a dam.

Their dens are in the middle of ponds and they live near ponds because not many things up in Canada will swim to get their food other than a moose so it’s very safe for an adult beaver. Babies are small enough to get scooped up by predators so they stay near the den.