Hello Tuesday, I hope everyone is doing well this weeks creature is the North American Beaver .
The first thing many notice about this beaver is its teeth they are large and strong , they use these to gnaw down trees and build dome shaped homes called lodges.
The can swim up to 8km/h with the aid of their webbed back feet and paddle shaped tail. They are also able to stay underwater for up to 15 minutes and have a set of transparent eyelids that function like goggles.
They are second only to humans in their ability to change their environment, felling trees to transform forests and fields into ponds.
The North American beaver is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver. It is native to North America and has been introduced in South America and Europe. The North American beaver is one of the official national wildlife of Canada symbols and is the official state mammal of Oregon and New York.
Jo-AnneRamplings 
Dearest Jo-Anne,
Beavers are hard workers! They sure must have strong teeth.
We did encounter only once a beaver, it got killed by a car I guess.
Tried to add a link to my post about that but it doesn’t get accepted…
Will email it to you!
Hugs,
Mariette
Thanks for the email with the photo of the beaver, it looks smaller then I had pictured in my head
Maybe it just was a teenager? I have no idea about their age and size.