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BEAVER LODGE beside BEAVER-BUILT CANAL (at Dharma Centre of Canada)

Beaver lodge (in current use) beside a canal the beavers dug, which extends the range of this pond created by a beaver dam.

 

The canal the beavers excavated can be glimpsed to the far right behind the beaver lodge.

 

Castor canadensis = Beaver (North America)

Castor = genus

Castoridae = zoological family

Rodentia = zoological order

 

Photographed at the Dharma Centre of Canada, Kinmount, Ontario.

 

Beaver ponds help wetland ecosystems.

 

According to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, beaver ponds provide an ideal habitat for turtles and other marshland wildlife.

 

Wood Buffalo National Park (in Alberta & NWT) has the world's largest known Beaver Dam (850-metre long / 2800 feet) which is visible from space.

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Uploaded on January 10, 2014
Taken on April 25, 2013