\u201cNature\u2019s busiest builders don\u2019t hibernate, so winter prep is serious business,\u201d GTNP posted to social media Monday morning. <\/p>\n
According to the park, beavers use their strong chewing muscles and four chisel-shaped incisors to gather building materials including logs, sticks, rocks and mud for their lodges and dams. They store branches in the mud of \u201cunderwater pantries\u201d at the bottom of a pond, so when ice forms on the pond\u2019s surface, the beavers can use submerged passageways to access their stash and bring food back to the lodge. They primarily eat bark and cambium, which GTNP defines as the soft layer just below the bark. Willow and aspen trees are preferred. <\/p>\n
GTNP notes that beaver dams raise pond levels, which in turn keeps their lodges secure. Beavers will reinforce the exterior of a lodge each fall using sticks and mud, which harden like cement when they freeze in winter. This serves as insulation for the lodge above the waterline, protecting beaver clans from predators and cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinter may be tough, but beavers are tougher,\u201d GTNP added. <\/p>\n
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