Land'escapes on Instagram: "Why do beavers fell large trees they won’t be able to move? It’s not just for building dams, it’s also to get easier access to a food source. Beavers’ preferred diet includes the bark, twigs, leaves, and inner cambium of broadleaf trees, especially from poplars (seen here), willows, and birches. By felling trees in the direction on their dam, beavers can save time and energy transporting parts of the tree back to the dam, as well as stay safer from predators by remain

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