beaver lodge
Rodent's aquatic home
A beaver lodge is the dome-shaped dwelling beavers construct from branches, mud, and vegetation, typically in ponds or streams.
The structure rises above the waterline but has underwater entrances, protecting inhabitants from predators.
Lodges can house multiple generations of a beaver family: We spotted a beaver lodge near the dam.
- damWater-holding barrier
- pondSmall still body
- body of waterSignificant natural liquid accumulation
- sticksSlender wood pieces
- mudWet soil mixture
den · underwater · entrance · kits · tail · gnaw · willow · stream · construction · refuge · winter · fur trade · family · branches · mound · wetland · bank · timber
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- beavers
- burrowsburrow, rabbit warren, tunnel, warren, fox den
- hideawayshideaway, hideout, hiding place, lair, den
- animal coloniesrookery, nesting colony, breeding colony, seabird colony, penguin colony
- beaver structuresdam, canal