PBS
Pbs Nature: Beavers
Can you name the largest rodent that lives in North America? The beaver happens to be the correct answer. Explore this brief but interesting resource to learn where beavers live, what they eat and how they socialize.
Other
Sim Science: Cracking Dams: Beginning Level
Beginning level exercises on the process of dam building. Examines dam building from the human and animal perspectives.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Beaver
Come and check out this site about beavers. It features information on the characteristics, range, habitat, reproduction, range, food and more of this fascinating rodent.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Freshwater Marshes
Come and check out this site featuring information on Freshwater Marshes. The content of this resource includes facts about marshes, photographs of marshes, and more.
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Beavers: Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
Did you know that beavers are vegetarians that do not hibernate and are rarely dangerous to people? You will find more beaver facts in this informative question and answer site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Beaver
A brief overview of the beaver and accompanying photos demonstrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to eat and live in its habitat.
Orpheus Books
Q Files: Rodents
This site provides all kinds of information regarding rodents, small animals with short legs and a tail that can be long or barely visible. The rodent family includes mice, rats and squirrels, as well as beavers, dormice, lemmings and...
EL Education
El Education: A Beaver Story
This children's book about beavers was written and illustrated by 6th graders after extensive field research with experts in the field. The book is unique in that it offers a continuous fictional narrative at the top of each page, an...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Beavers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains pictures of and information about beavers.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mountain Beaver
Some scientists think the Mountain Beaver is the world's most primitive living rodent, similar in appearance and behavior to animals that lived 60 million years ago. They have small eyes and ears and luxurious whiskers, and are, like...