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Chasman1965 t1_j55s6re wrote

Reply to comment by tknala17 in Do beavers get splinters in their mouths, and if they do, how do they deal with them? by OldManIrv

As others have said, they don't make dams in lakes, but they do make "lodges" in lakes. The purpose of the dam is to have deep enough water so they can have an underwater entrance to their lodge. In a lake they don't need a dam to do that.

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tknala17 t1_j55t9dr wrote

Thanks for all the replies! This lake I'm referring to is not beaver made, it's a huge man made lake that surrounds much of a major city.

I was stoked to see a beaver there but confused because, obviously, i don't know a lot about them, and didn't know why they'd be in a lake, eating lily pads.

Well, turns out, they probably built some posh lodge because the sound of running water isn't triggering their rage inspired damming instinct!!

Edit: words

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