Imagine a creature so powerful, yet so unassuming, that its daily routines can transform barren landscapes into thriving, ...

Thanks to their impressive building skills, beavers are a keystone species—an animal whose activities support its entire ...

Beavers are renowned for building dams, which the animals construct from trees and branches they cut using their strong front teeth, according to the National Park Service. The rodents also use ...

Beavers build dams with logs, sticks, stones and mud to create deeper water, which helps them dodge predators like bears. Their lodges have underwater entrances, and they stockpile food below the ...