. Rod and gun. of brown fur; the guard hairsshade from a dark brown to a reddishbrown color. The animal is shy, itssense of smell is highly developed, alsoits sense of hearing. Its eyes are smalland it is very quick at observingat twilight time or at nightthough its eyes are dull instrong daylight. In the front of themouth are the incisor teeth with whichthe beaver fells trees, cuts them up andpeels the bark oft them. The mouth isconstructed so that when feeding a bea-ver can cut a stick two or three inches indiameter in several feet of water withoutinconvenience. The outer surface of theincis
. Rod and gun. of brown fur; the guard hairsshade from a dark brown to a reddishbrown color. The animal is shy, itssense of smell is highly developed, alsoits sense of hearing. Its eyes are smalland it is very quick at observingat twilight time or at nightthough its eyes are dull instrong daylight. In the front of themouth are the incisor teeth with whichthe beaver fells trees, cuts them up andpeels the bark oft them. The mouth isconstructed so that when feeding a bea-ver can cut a stick two or three inches indiameter in several feet of water withoutinconvenience. The outer surface of theincisor teeth are^covered with a brownenamel that appears to grow as requiredand keeps the teeth in repair. Theseteeth are four in number while the grind-ers number sixteen, four on each side,top and bottom. When feeding the jawswork forward and backward; not side-wise as is the case with mosi legs are short, the fore paws are notwebbed and are used to hold their food,to wash themselves with and also to. Beaver Dam and Pond Near Dorlano Lake. Algonquin Park
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