"MAMA NEEDS A MOMENT"

Beaver (North American) - 5 Photos

Having revisited the beaver pond late one evening this past weekend, I believe I have the answer to the relationship of the two beavers who were featured in the blog, "TAKEN AN AWWW MOMENT" May 4, 2025.

Again they were the first two beavers to head for the grassy bank but this time when the much larger of the two leaned out of the water to graze on the grass, it became evident that this is Mum. If you review Photo #1 through through Photo #3 , and follow her stomach line down, you can just make out a full mammary gland protruding from her fur which is proof that this is indeed the matriarch of the family. 

And it also explains the close relationship between her and the much smaller beaver, last year's offspring. One form of beaver communication has been described as a "whine" but I much prefer to call it a soft murmuring and there was definitely a great deal of that interaction. Perhaps this is the smallest of last year's kits and now with perhaps the arrival of new siblings, this youngster is looking for some additional reassurance, now no longer being the youngest. 

But just as before, both were enjoying each other's company with Mum taking the lead and heading up onto the bank for more green vegetation.

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