Because of his moated castle, little is known about beaver 

 romancing. We do know the beaver is an exemplary family indi- 

 vidual. A colony generally contains beavers of all ages. When 

 a new batch comes along, it's a signal for the oldest children to 

 move out, mate, and start dams, homes, and woodpiles on their 



own. 



One honeymooning couple chopped more than a hundn 

 trees and built a dam three feet high and several hundred feet 

 long their first season of homemaking. Inside their new swim- 

 ming hole, they built an underwater castle with a 45o-cubic-foot 

 living room. 



So long as there are beavers in that pond, work will be done 

 every day. Much of it will not be necessary, but when a fellow has 

 his reputation to uphold he can't take time out to loaf. 



