Male and female beavers look the same on the outside. The only way to distinguish them from sight is if you see a nursing female, she will have visible nipples. This momma I encountered Saturday night must have kits in the lodge, as it is evident she is nursing. #beavers #wildlifephotography | Mike’s photos and videos of beavers

For each of the last two evenings, the main scent mound was visited by a beaver that has a small triangular chunk missing from its tail. As my regular followers know, we have not named most of the beavers because they all look the same. However, this beaver is easily distinguished from the others because of the triangular chunk missing on its tail, and so I decided to finally give this beaver a name. For many years , the owners of The Prairie Lily have been calling the adult beavers that visit t