Biology
The Role of Beavers in Creating Wetland Habitats for Biodiversity
Quick fact
A single beaver family can create and maintain up to several acres of wetland habitat, and their dams can increase wetland biodiversity by up to 50% compared to similar non-beaver streams.
Why this is interesting
You've probably seen a pond in the woods, but did you know that many of those ponds were built by a single animal with a flat tail? How can one rodent's building project support thousands of other creatures?