Peaks Island Land Preserve
Peak's Island, Maine USA • An Ansel Adams-esque view along the beaver-caused swamp, on the way to Battery Steele (1942), an abandoned WWII defensive position. A slip would drop a person up to the knees in muck.
☞ FunFacts: Beavers eat the bark and spit the chips. –•– "They are the largest rodents (gnawing animals) in the world except for the capybara of South America. Unlike most other kinds of mammals, beavers keep growing throughout their lives. Most beavers look larger than they really are because of their humped backs and thick fur. Thousands of years ago, some beavers of North America were about 7 1/2 feet (2.3 meters) long, including the tail--almost as long as the grizzly bears. No one knows why these huge beavers disappeared." – from WorldBook's excellent summary.
And get this: an average beaver can cut down as many as 200 trees a year !
Peaks Island Land Preserve
Peak's Island, Maine USA • An Ansel Adams-esque view along the beaver-caused swamp, on the way to Battery Steele (1942), an abandoned WWII defensive position. A slip would drop a person up to the knees in muck.
☞ FunFacts: Beavers eat the bark and spit the chips. –•– "They are the largest rodents (gnawing animals) in the world except for the capybara of South America. Unlike most other kinds of mammals, beavers keep growing throughout their lives. Most beavers look larger than they really are because of their humped backs and thick fur. Thousands of years ago, some beavers of North America were about 7 1/2 feet (2.3 meters) long, including the tail--almost as long as the grizzly bears. No one knows why these huge beavers disappeared." – from WorldBook's excellent summary.
And get this: an average beaver can cut down as many as 200 trees a year !