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How Beaver Dams Are Built

August 7, 2023

The lodges and wetlands that beavers build aren’t just places for their families to live and sleep (and snore!) — they’re havens where many wild creatures can thrive. The work that goes into constructing a dam is no easy feat; their design and function have been honed by thousands of years of adaptation to provide beavers a safe place to live while transforming the surrounding wetlands into an ideal habitat

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