Description
2245, Beaver Hand Puppet from Folkmanis.
Not for idle hands, this beaver puppet is ready to get down to business. His resume includes sleek brown fur (for swimming), a workable mouth (complete with gnawing incisors), a flat textured tail (for thumping) and a full set of realistic paws. But this fellow does not pause - a beaver's work is never done!
FACTS OF INTEREST:
The beaver dam is one of the great natural wonders of the animal kingdom.
- There are two species of beaver, the European and the North American.
- Beavers are the largest rodents in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Beavers are excellent swimmers. They have webbed hind feet, like ducks.
A symbol of industry and work ethic, this semi-aquatic rodent can alter its surrounding landscape in order to shield itself from dangerous predators. Because the dam has beneficial effects on the rest of the environment, the beaver is considered to be a keystone species wherever it resides. That is why beaver populations have needed to recover after having been over hunted in previous centuries.
- The name “beaver,” which entered the English language from early Germanic, can trace its roots back to a word meaning brown.
- The largest beaver dam ever found was about half a mile long in Alberta’s Wood Buffalo Park. It was thought to be a multi-generational project.
- The beaver first appears in the fossil record some 10 to 12 million years ago from Germany. It reached America from across the Bering Strait at least seven million years ago.
- The beaver is the national symbol of Canada.
- Beavers mate for life.
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