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Beaver Scent Mound Construction – Video

Winterberry Wildlife Posted on April 28, 2016 by Janet PesaturoApril 28, 2016
Amazing trail camera video footage of beaver scent mound construction! They build these mounds of debris and mark them with secretions from their castor glands, anal glands, or both. The purpose is to declare ownership of the territory. This activity is most pronounced in spring, when dispersing young beavers who have left their parents are looking for a new place to live. Established beavers want these youngsters to know that this place is taken!

Like many other animals, beavers are territorial, and use scent to mark ownership. On the shore of their pond, they create piles of leaves, sticks and other debris, much of it dredged up with mud from the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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