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Beaver

beaver

Track images

How to identify

Front tracks small with five toes but often only four visible; hind tracks large and webbed. Tail drags may appear as a wide groove between footprints.

About this animal

Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents known for building dams and lodges.

Habitat: Ponds, rivers, wetlands, slow-moving streams

Track reference

What the Beaver track looks like (from our common tracks guide):

Beaver track outline
Beaver track