Beaver pups vocalizing in lodge

June is the month for baby beavers to become active in the lodge. Their vocalizations sound like little whispered voices from far away. In fact, in order to hear them you have to sit very quietly (on a calm day), for long periods of time, and be very patient... By the way, Drew had to amp up the baby beaver sounds as they were so quiet compared to the rest of the pond inhabitants you hear.

Did you know that beavers mate between January through March? Their gestation period is somewhere around 106 days. The pups are born during Mid-May through early June and they are weaned at two weeks of age.

Young beavers stay in the lodge until they are two years old, whereupon they leave to build their own homes elsewhere.