Today in Wildlife Ecology Part 2

Posted by Tyler

These past few posts have been sent in from my phone- the problem is I am limited to 1000 characters- so I didnt explain the picture.
To solve any confusion you might have about the picture of the skull in the last post (bonus points to those of you who knew it was a beaver skull)

The reason I picked this skull out of all the other animals is beacause I am facinated by their orange teeth. I realize that beavers need their large teeth to cut down trees- but why are they orange? Do beavers share the same favorite color as I do? Or is it primarily to have a nice looking grill to impress the lady beavers?
I find it almost as interesting as their hobby of cutting down trees to dam off their own private pond. It has a very humanlike feel to it. I love that they selfishly decide to either 1) make their own pond by damming off a river/steam into a lake or 2) make their own private island home in the middle of the lake. These little fellas really know how to create nice real estate!