Extended beaver grooming session! Sometimes when beavers stop to groom their fur it is just a quick 60 second touch up, but other times the beavers take their time and do a thorough grooming routine. In this video, I spent a long time watching two beavers thoroughly grooming each other and themselves. The little beaver lasted over 18 minutes before it was satisfied and moved along. I am curious how many of you watch the entire 18 minutes. Let me know in a comment if you were dedicated and intere

In this video from June, I filmed a beaver grooming its fur at the edge of the river. When it was done grooming, it headed up the bank to find a small snack. #wildlifephotography #beavers #beaver | Mike’s photos and videos of beavers

A quick video of a beaver grooming its fur with its hind foot. Beavers groom their fur several times a day to stay waterproof. Beavers will sit on their tails to access waterproofing oils through their cloacas. In addition, anal glands secrete the oils through skin pores to hair roots. From there it is distributed with the front feet, teeth and grooming claws over the whole body to keep the fur sleek, oily, and water-repellent. The two inner toes on each hind foot are modified for grooming. The

In a remarkable example of natural engineering, beavers constructed a dam that filtered polluted water flowing into a protected area—achieving what local authorities had spent seven years planning but had not yet implemented. The animals unknowingly completed the project for free. The beaver dam slowed water flow, trapped sediment, and prevented contaminated runoff from spreading downstream. When officials inspected the site, they realized the dam accomplished the same environmental goals as a p